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In the year 1959

1,627 Notable birthdays

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.

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