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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 13th, 1866 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church. [ref]
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.
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.
Paul Rosenberg
French art dealer (1881-1959).
Born December 29th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1959 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Eric Blore
Actor.
Born December 23rd, 1887 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gérard Philipe
French actor (1922-1959).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Alpes-Maritimes, Cannes. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1959 at 36 years old in Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Ki Hajar Dewantara
Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959).
Born May 2nd, 1889 in Yogyakarta.
Died April 28th, 1959 at 69 years old in Yogyakarta.
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888-1959).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.
Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).
G. D. H. Cole
British historian, economist, writer (1889-1959).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in London.
Gustav Schröder
German righteous among the nations (1885-1959).
Born September 27th, 1885 in Haderslev.
Died January 10th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 378
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