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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Daniel François Malan
South african prime minister (1874-1959).
Born May 22nd, 1874 in Riebeek West.
Died February 7th, 1959 at 84 years old in Stellenbosch.
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Bohuslav Martinů
Czech composer (1890–1959).
Born December 8th, 1890 in Polička. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Basel, Liestal. [ref]
Enrico de Nicola
President of italy from 1946 to 1948.
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples.
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco.
Arthur Cecil Pigou
British economist.
Born November 18th, 1878 in Ryde.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
José Vasconcelos
Mexican secretary of education (1881-1959).
Born February 28th, 1881 in Oaxaca State. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1959 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ichirō Hatoyama
Prime minister of japan from 1954 to 1956.
Born January 1st, 1883 in Higashi-Gokenchō. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Johannes Kleiman
Concealer of anne frank (1896-1959).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.
Ernest Bloch
American composer (1880-1959).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Geneva. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 78 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 411
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