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.

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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach