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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
George Grosz
German artist (1893-1959).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer.
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Nepali poet (1909-1959).
Born November 12th, 1909 in Kathmandu.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 49 years old in Kathmandu (cancer).
Nap Lajoie
American baseball player.
Born September 5th, 1874 in Woonsocket.
Died February 7th, 1959 at 84 years old in Daytona Beach.
Maurice Duplessis
Former premier of quebec (1890-1959).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Trois-Rivières.
Died September 7th, 1959 at 69 years old in Schefferville.
Boris Vian
French writer and musician (1920–1959).
Born March 10th, 1920 in Coulounieix-Chamiers.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 39 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
George Antheil
American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor.
Born July 8th, 1900 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1959 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Una O'Connor
Actress (1880–1959).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Belfast.
Died February 4th, 1959 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Jacob Epstein
American-british sculptor (1880–1959).
Born November 10th, 1880 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 1959 at 78 years old in London.
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist.
Born May 5th, 1901 in Georgia.
Died August 19th, 1959 at 58 years old in Georgia (stroke). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde