List of Famous people who died at 59

Richard Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley

First Name Richard
Last Name Wrottesley
Born on July 7, 1918
Died on October 23, 1977 (aged 59)

Major Richard John Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley MC, was a British peer and army officer.

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Bert Romp

Berend Romp
First Name Bert
Last Name Romp
Born on November 4, 1958
Died on October 4, 2018 (aged 59)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Berend "Bert" Romp was a Dutch equestrian and Olympic champion in the sport. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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Leopoldo Serantes

First Name Leopoldo
Born on March 15, 1962
Died on September 1, 2021 (aged 59)

Leopoldo Serantes was a Filipino amateur boxer and soldier. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the Light Flyweight division, winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Ivailo Marinov from Bulgaria in the semifinals. Serantes' win marked the first time in 24 years that an athlete from the Philippines won an Olympic medal since boxer Anthony Villanueva, his head coach, won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and he became the sixth Filipino overall to be awarded an Olympic medal.

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Jackie Condon

First Name Jackie
Born on March 25, 1918
Died on October 13, 1977 (aged 59)

John Michael Condon credited as Jackie Condon was an American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang short series as an original cast member from 1922 until 1929, during the Hal Roach produced Pathé silent era.

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Fritz Wendel

First Name Fritz
Last Name Wendel
Born on February 21, 1915
Died on February 9, 1975 (aged 59)

Friedrich "Fritz" Wendel was a German test pilot during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Georg Friedrich Karl von Opel

First Name Georg
Last Name Opel
Born on May 18, 1912
Died on August 14, 1971 (aged 59)
Born in Germany, Hesse
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Vera Altayskaya

First Name Vera
Last Name Altayskaya
Born on May 21, 1919
Died on December 28, 1978 (aged 59)
Born in Russia

Vera Vladimirovna Altayskaya was a Soviet actress known for her roles in children's fairy tale films and comedies.

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Simon Henshaw

First Name Simon
Last Name Henshaw
Born on October 7, 1960
Died on June 9, 2020 (aged 59)
Born in United Kingdom

Simon Henshaw was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Guinea from 2019 until his death.

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P. K. Ojong

First Name P.
Last Name Ojong
Born on July 25, 1920
Died on May 31, 1980 (aged 59)
Born in Indonesia

Petrus Kanisius Ojong, better known as P. K. Ojong, was an Indonesian journalist and businessman who was one of the founders of Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia's largest conglomerates and Kompas, one of Indonesia's most circulated daily newspapers, together with Jakob Oetama.

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Bernard van Cutsem

Bernard Henry Richard van Cutsem
First Name Bernard
Last Name Cutsem
Born on January 23, 1916
Died on December 8, 1975 (aged 59)
Born in United Kingdom

Bernard Henry Richard Harcourt van Cutsem was an English horsebreeder and racehorse trainer.

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