Cocoa Tea

Jamaican musician.

Born September 3rd, 1959 in Kingston.

Died March 11th, 2025 at 65 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Steve Jansen

English musician, composer and record producer.

Born December 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sydenham.

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer.

Born March 9th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Higashimatsuyama. ^[ref]

László Kövér

Hungarian politician.

Born December 29th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pápa.

Sergey Golovkin

Soviet murderer (1959-1996).

Born November 26th, 1959 in Moscow.

Died August 2nd, 1996 at 36 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).

Wes Matthews

American basketball player (born 1959).

Born August 24th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sarasota.

Brendan Perry

British singer and multi-instrumentalist.

Born June 30th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Whitechapel.

Winnie Byanyima

20th and 21st-century ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat.

Born January 13th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Mbarara City.

Matthias Hues

German actor.

Born February 14th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Waltrop.

Zdravko Mamić

Croatian football executive.

Born July 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bjelovar.

Deta Hedman

Jamaican-born english darts player.

Born November 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Saint Thomas Parish. ^[ref]

Daniel Goldhagen

American author and academic (born 1959).

Born June 30th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Boston.

Glenn Thompson

U.s. representative from pennsylvania.

Born July 27th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bellefonte.

Aleksei Balabanov

Russian film director and screenwriter (1959-2013).

Born February 25th, 1959 in Yekaterinburg.

Died May 18th, 2013 at 54 years old in Sestroretsk (myocardial infarction).

Kevin Lowe

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born April 15th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Lachute.

Jonathan Sagall

Israeli actor and director.

Born April 23rd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Toronto.

Steven H. Strogatz

American mathematician.

Born August 13th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Torrington.

Ottmar Liebert

German guitarist.

Born February 1st, 1959 (age 67 years) in Cologne.

Mark Baker

British animator (born 1959).

Born April 8th, 1959 (age 67 years) in London.

Christian Thielemann

German conductor.

Born April 1st, 1959 (age 67 years) in West Berlin.

Nir Barkat

Minister of economy of israel since 2024.

Born October 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Jerusalem.

Yves Rossy

Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast.

Born August 27th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Neuchâtel.

M'bilia Bel

Congolese singer and songwriter.

Born January 10th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[ref]

Roberto Moreno

Brazilian racing driver.

Born February 11th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Tobias Moretti

Austrian actor.

Born July 11th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Gries am Brenner.