Terry Hall

British singer (1959–2022).

Born March 19th, 1959 in Coventry.

Died December 18th, 2022 at 63 years old (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Loretta Lynch

83rd united states attorney general.

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

Luciano Spalletti

Italian association football player and manager.

Born March 7th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Certaldo.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union minister of agriculture and famers' welfare, govt of india.

Born March 5th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Budhni, Sehore district.

Ajit Pawar

Former deputy chief minister of maharashtra (1959–2026).

Born July 22nd, 1959 in Deolali Pravara.

Died January 28th, 2026 at 66 years old (aviation accident).

Charlie Murphy

American actor (1959–2017).

Born July 12th, 1959 in Brooklyn.

Died April 12th, 2017 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). ^[ref]

Miki Matsubara

Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004).

Born November 28th, 1959 in Kishiwada. ^[ref]

Died October 7th, 2004 at 44 years old in Sakai (cervix uterine cancer).

Mary Crosby

American actress.

Born September 14th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Los Angeles.

Marc Cohn

American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.

Born July 5th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Cleveland.

Dan Gilroy

Screenwriter, musician, and film director from the united states.

Born June 24th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Santa Monica.

Neal Stephenson

American science fiction writer (born 1959).

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

Fred Couples

American professional golfer.

Born October 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Seattle.

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer.

Born July 9th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Glasgow.

Colin Quinn

American comedian and actor.

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

Ben Elton

British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director.

Born May 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Catford.

Johnny Whitaker

American actor.

Born December 13th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Van Nuys.

Brian Thompson

American actor.

Born August 28th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Ellensburg.

Renny Harlin

Finnish film director and film producer (born 1959).

Born March 15th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Riihimäki.

Benny Gantz

Israeli general and politician.

Born June 9th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Kfar Ahim.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Indian former cricketer.

Born December 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Chennai.

John Magufuli

5th president of tanzania from 2015 to 2021.

Born October 29th, 1959 in Chato District.

Died March 17th, 2021 at 61 years old in Dar es Salaam (heart arrhythmia). ^[ref]

Abdullah of Pahang

16th and current yang di-pertuan agong of malaysia & 6th and current sultan of pahang.

Born July 30th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pekan.

Niamh Cusack

Irish actress.

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

Puneet Issar

Indian actor.

Born November 6th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Punjab.

Ryne Sandberg

American baseball player and manager (1959–2025).

Born September 18th, 1959 in Spokane.

Died July 28th, 2025 at 65 years old in Lake Bluff. ^[ref]