Famous Deaths In 1959

Sep 07 Maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Sep 09 On this day in history max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84  

Sep 11 On this day in history paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52  

Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 in the year 1959.  

Sep 14 Wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39  

Sep 20 Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63 in the year 1959.  

Sep 22 Benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1959 ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49  

Sep 26 Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 died on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies in the year 1959.  

Sep 29 Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies in the year 1959.  

Sep 30 John H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history william Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42  

Oct 06 In the year 1959 death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack on this day in history.  

Oct 10 Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies in the year 1959.  

Oct 11 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Oct 12 On this day in history arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63  

Oct 13 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 14 Errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50 on this day in history.  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

Oct 16 George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 18 On this day in history death of boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)  

Oct 19 Boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60 died on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1959 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75  

Oct 23 Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871) died in the year 1959.  

Oct 25 On this day in history bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42  

Oct 28 Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies in the year 1959.  

Oct 30 In the year 1959 blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33  

Oct 31 In the year 1959 death of jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885)  

Nov 01 On this day in history gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66  

Nov 03 Friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1959.  

Nov 07 On this day in history victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72  

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Jan 02 In the year 1959 birth of kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 04 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07 Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 08 In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.