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In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
Gustaf Weidel
Diplomat and gymnast (1890-1959).
Born March 7th, 1890 in Malmö.
Died December 11th, 1959 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederico Carlos Hoehne
Brazilian botanist (1882-1959).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1959 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
António Borges
Portuguese equestrian (1898–1959).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Kingdom of Portugal.
Died September 24th, 1959 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ernst Felle
German rower.
Born April 26th, 1876 in Biberach an der Riss.
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Alexander Dubyago
Russian astronomer (1903–1959).
Born December 18th, 1903 in Kazan.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Kazan.
Jaime García
Spanish equestrian (1910–1959).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 48 years old in Valladolid.
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in Geneva.
Died January 29th, 1959 at 85 years old in Geneva.
Christian Svendsen
Danish gymnast.
Born July 13th, 1890 in Svindinge.
Died June 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
René Bauwens
Belgian water polo player (1894–1959).
Born March 11th, 1894.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 65 years old [ref]
Kurt Moeschter
German rower (1903-1959).
Born March 28th, 1903.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 56 years old
Deaths 381 to 390 of 420
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