Liu Xiao Ling Tong

Chinese actor.

Born April 12th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Shanghai.

Alexander Sizonenko

Soviet basketball player (1959–2012).

Born March 21st, 1959 in Zaporizhzhia.

Died January 5th, 2012 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Ana Bekuta

Serbian singer.

Born September 6th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Banja.

Wendy B. Lawrence

Us astronaut and navy captain.

Born July 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Jacksonville.

Luis Fernandez

French international footballer and manager.

Born October 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tarifa.

Akif Pirinçci

Turkish-german writer (born 1959).

Born October 20th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Istanbul.

Ben Chandler

American politician.

Born September 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Versailles.

Toshihiko Sahashi

Japanese composer.

Born November 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tokyo.

Paul Alivisatos

American chemist and university teacher (born 1959).

Born November 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Chicago.

Brett Leonard

American film director.

Born May 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Toledo.

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Irish singer.

Born July 26th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Gaoth Dobhair.

Volker Eckert

German serial killer (1959-2007).

Born July 1st, 1959 in Oelsnitz.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 48 years old in Bayreuth (hanging to death).

Darío Grandinetti

Argentine actor.

Born March 5th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Rosario.

Pedro Aznar

Argentine musician and singer-songwriter.

Born July 23rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Buenos Aires.

Bjarne Henriksen

Danish actor.

Born January 18th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Såderup.

Zakir Hasanov

Minister of defense of the republic of azerbaijan since 2013 (born 1959).

Born June 6th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Astara District.

Erwin Olaf

Dutch photographer, 1959–2023 (1959–2023).

Born July 2nd, 1959 in Hilversum.

Died September 20th, 2023 at 64 years old in Groningen (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Toshio Masuda

Japanese composer.

Born October 28th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tokyo.

Marc Hauser

American biologist.

Born October 25th, 1959 (age 66 years).

Gene Banks

American basketball player.

Born May 15th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Philadelphia.

Michael Barratt

American astronaut.

Born April 16th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Mats Näslund

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born October 31st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Timrå.

Ildefonso Falcones

Spanish writer.

Born February 2nd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Amadou Gon Coulibaly

Ivorian politician (1959–2020).

Born February 10th, 1959 in Abidjan. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 2020 at 61 years old in Abidjan. ^[ref]

Meral Okay

Turkish actor and screenwriter (1959–2012).

Born September 20th, 1959 in Ankara.

Died April 9th, 2012 at 52 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). ^[ref]