Greg Costikyan

American game designer.

Born July 22nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in New York City.

Cristian Diaconescu

Romanian jurist and politician.

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

Liang Wudong

Chinese physician.

Born March 14th, 1959 in People's Republic of China.

Died January 25th, 2020 at 60 years old in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Didier Guillaume

French politician (1959–2025).

Born May 11th, 1959 in Bourg-de-Péage.

Died January 17th, 2025 at 65 years old in Nice. ^[ref]

Eric Corley

American magazine publisher.

Born December 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Suffolk County.

Kirby Chambliss

American air racer.

Born October 18th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Corpus Christi.

Jasper Morrison

British designer (born 1959).

Born November 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in London.

Unity Dow

Motswana politician, lawyer and activist.

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

Keiichi Hara

Japanese anime director.

Born July 24th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Tatebayashi.

Mike Duxbury

English footballer (born 1959).

Born September 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Accrington.

Jimmy Quinn

Northern irish footballer.

Born November 18th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Belfast.

Anatoliy Demyanenko

Ukrainian footballer and coach.

Born February 19th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Dnipro.

Anton Šťastný

Czechoslovak ice hockey player.

Born August 5th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bratislava.

Hortência Marcari

Brazilian basketball player.

Born September 23rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Potirendaba.

Mattias Gardell

Scholar of comparative religion.

Born August 10th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Solna Municipality.

Ritsuko Okazaki

Japanese singer (1959-2004).

Born December 29th, 1959 in Hashima Island. ^[ref]

Died May 5th, 2004 at 44 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).

Bill Gwatney

American politician (1959–2008).

Born August 26th, 1959 in Little Rock.

Died August 13th, 2008 at 48 years old in Little Rock. ^[ref]

Viveca Sten

Swedish writer.

Born June 18th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Stockholm.

Sergey Dorenko

Russian journalist (1959–2019).

Born October 18th, 1959 in Kerch.

Died May 9th, 2019 at 59 years old in Moscow (aortic rupture).

Erwin Vandenbergh

Belgian association football player.

Born January 26th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Ramsel.

Piyapong Pue-on

Thai footballer.

Born November 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Fyodor Cherenkov

Russian footballer (1959–2014).

Born July 25th, 1959 in Moscow.

Died October 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).

Tomislav Karamarko

Croatian politician.

Born May 25th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Zadar.

Valeria Cavalli

Italian actress and model.

Born November 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Turin.

Ludger Pistor

German actor.

Born March 16th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Recklinghausen.