Florentin Crihălmeanu

Romanian greek-catholic bishop.

Born September 17th, 1959 in Iași.

Died January 12th, 2021 at 61 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Edo Ophof

Dutch footballer.

Born May 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Rhenen.

Frank Wörndl

Alpine skier.

Born June 28th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sonthofen.

Li Kongzheng

Diver.

Born May 4th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Nanning.

Stepan Hiha

Ukrainian singer, composer.

Born November 16th, 1959 in Bilky.

Died December 12th, 2025 at 66 years old in Lviv. ^[ref]

José Carlos Chaves

Costa rican footballer.

Born September 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Atenas. ^[ref]

Markus Hediger

Swiss writer.

Born March 31st, 1959 (age 67 years) in Zurich.

Rocky Lockridge

American boxer (1959–2019).

Born January 10th, 1959 in Tacoma. ^[ref]

Died February 7th, 2019 at 60 years old in Gloucester City (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Abdelhak Achik

Moroccan boxer.

Born March 11th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Casablanca. ^[ref]

Francisco Javier Toledo

Honduran footballer (1959-2006).

Born September 30th, 1959 in San Pedro Sula.

Died August 3rd, 2006 at 46 years old in San Pedro Sula.

Stefano Malinverni

Italian sprinter (1959–2024).

Born May 14th, 1959 in Cinisello Balsamo.

Died June 19th, 2024 at 65 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Peter Simonsen

New zealand footballer.

Born April 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in New Zealand.

Hubertus Schmidt

Equestrian.

Born October 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bad Wünnenberg.

Armin Görtz

German football player.

Born August 30th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dortmund.

Dana Wright

Canadian hurdler.

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

Zubaida Jalal

Politician in pakistan.

Born August 31st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Quetta.

Ines Müller

German shot putter.

Born January 2nd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Grimmen.

Acácio Cordeiro Barreto

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born January 20th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia

Brazilian sprinter, long and triple jumper.

Born February 16th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Sete Lagoas.

José Luis Laguía

Spanish road cyclist.

Born September 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pedro Muñoz. ^[ref]

Petar Popović

Serbian chess grandmaster.

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

Mykhaylo Mykhaylov

Footballer.

Born July 6th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Alyokhovshchina.

Philippe Caroit

French actor.

Born September 29th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Paris.

César Vega

Uruguayan footballer.

Born September 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Montevideo.

Vladimir Aleynik

Olympic diver.

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