Eric Verdonk

New zealand rower (1959-2020).

Born May 28th, 1959 in Taihape.

Died April 3rd, 2020 at 60 years old in Auckland. ^[ref]

Lesley Thompson

Canadian coxswain.

Born September 20th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Toronto.

José Carlos Somoza

Spanish writer.

Born November 13th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Havana.

Roberto Tricella

Italian footballer.

Born March 18th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Cernusco sul Naviglio.

Thierry Rey

French judoka.

Born June 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Veurne.

Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio

Italian politician.

Born March 13th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Salerno.

Lourdes Flores Nano

Peruvian politician.

Born October 7th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Tom Egeland

Norwegian writer.

Born July 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Oslo.

Niyazi Kızılyürek

Cypriot politician.

Born December 7th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Potamia. ^[ref]

Leonid Kuchuk

Belarusian footballer.

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

Hugh Russell

Irish boxer.

Born December 15th, 1959 in Belfast.

Died October 13th, 2023 at 63 years old in Belfast. ^[ref]

Shamma Jain

Indian diplomat.

Born September 10th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Jammu.

Ibrahim Sarsur

Israeli politician.

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

Armin Kogler

Austrian former ski jumper.

Born September 4th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Innsbruck.

Sika Bella Kaboré

Togolese-born burkinabé jurist, healthcare advocate, and wife of the president of burkina faso.

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

Derek Sikua

Solomon islands politician.

Born October 10th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Guadalcanal Province.

Qeysar Aminpour

Iranian poet.

Born April 23rd, 1959 in Shushtar.

Died October 30th, 2007 at 48 years old in Tehran.

Fabio Parra

Colombian racing cyclist.

Born November 22nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sogamoso.

Emmit King

American athletics competitor (1959–2021).

Born March 24th, 1959 in Birmingham, Bessemer.

Died November 28th, 2021 at 62 years old in Bessemer.

Lena Hades

Russian painter.

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

Basim Qasim

Iraqi footballer.

Born March 22nd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Iraq.

Ivan Šimonović

Croatian diplomat, politician and law scholar.

Born May 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Zagreb.

Mario Saralegui

Uruguayan footballer.

Born April 24th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Artigas.

Frank Vanhecke

Belgian politician.

Born May 30th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bruges.

Ali Bujsaim

Emirati football referee.

Born September 9th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dubai.