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In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
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).
Edward C. Tolman
American psychologist.
Born April 14th, 1886 in West Newton.
Died November 19th, 1959 at 73 years old in Berkeley.
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).
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Indian politician (1880–1959).
Born November 24th, 1880 in Gundugolanu.
Died December 17th, 1959 at 79 years old
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 16th, 1866 in Louisville.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church.
Alfred Schütz
American sociologist.
Born April 13th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City. [ref]
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect.
Born June 19th, 1872 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1959 at 86 years old in Mount Desert Island. [ref]
Eric Blore
British actor (1887–1959).
Born December 23rd, 1887 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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).
Charles Vidor
Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 411
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling