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In the year 1959
378 Notable deaths
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]
Albert Ketèlbey
English composer, conductor and pianist.
Born August 9th, 1875 in Aston. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1959 at 84 years old in Cowes. [ref]
Alfred Kubin
Austrian illustrator, cartoonist and writer (1877-1959).
Born April 10th, 1877 in Litoměřice. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1959 at 82 years old in Wernstein am Inn. [ref]
Werner Krauss
Actor (1884–1959).
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Gestungshausen.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Olin Howland
Actor.
Born February 10th, 1886 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Fred Stone
American actor (1873-1959).
Born August 19th, 1873 in Longmont.
Died March 6th, 1959 at 85 years old in North Hollywood.
Ichirō Hatoyama
Japanese politician (1883-1959).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Higashi-Gokenchō.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Tokyo.
Russell Simpson
American actor (1880-1959).
Born June 17th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died December 12th, 1959 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).
Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 378
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