In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in St. Gallen.
Died February 5th, 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.
Kurt Moeschter
German rower (1903-1959).
Born March 28th, 1903.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 56 years old
Karl Jordan
German entomologist (1861–1959).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Almstedt.
Died January 12th, 1959 at 97 years old in Tring.
Arvi Pohjanpää
Finnish gymnast, author and judge.
Born July 10th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died December 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Pasha Angelina
Soviet tractor driver (1913-1959).
Born January 12th, 1913 in Starobesheve.
Died January 21st, 1959 at 46 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Georg Brunner
Field hockey player (1897-1959).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Leipzig.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 61 years old
Paul Dujardin
French water polo player.
Born May 10th, 1894 in Tourcoing.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 64 years old in Coulon.
Nils Granfelt
Gymnast.
Born February 17th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died July 21st, 1959 at 72 years old in Nacka.
Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 5th, 1872 in France. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1959 at 87 years old in Le Mans.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau