In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Bernard Berenson
American art critic and collector.
Born June 26th, 1865 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 94 years old in Florence. [ref]
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]
Edward C. Tolman
American psychologist.
Born April 14th, 1886 in West Newton.
Died November 19th, 1959 at 73 years old in Berkeley.
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]
Enrico de Nicola
1st president of italy (1877-1959).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco. [ref]
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
British conservative politician (1880-1959).
Born February 24th, 1880 in London. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1959 at 79 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Indian politician.
Born December 24th, 1880 in Gundugolanu.
Died December 17th, 1959 at 78 years old
Alfred Schütz
American sociologist.
Born April 13th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bruno Gröning
German faith healer (1906-1959).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Gdańsk.
Died January 26th, 1959 at 52 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 378
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer