Famous Deaths In 1959

Mar 17 On this day in history raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday  

Mar 25 In the year 1959 billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 26 On this day in history raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71  

Mar 27 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1959 james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

Mar 29 In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 30 Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906) died on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1959 peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68  

Apr 02 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 in the year 1959.  

Apr 04 On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies  

Apr 08 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies in the year 1959.  

Apr 09 On this day in history frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89  

Apr 12 On this day in history ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 13 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 In the year 1959 gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies  

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1959.  

May 01 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies on this day in history.  

May 05 On this day in history death of carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)  

May 08 Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 died on this day in history.  

May 14 In the year 1959 sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62  

May 15 Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 in the year 1959.  

May 16 On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69  

May 20 In the year 1959 alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60  

May 24 On this day in history john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71  

May 26 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 28 Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies in the year 1959.  

May 30 On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85  

Jun 01 Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1959.  

Jun 04 In the year 1959 charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883)  

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Jan 02 Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 05 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 07 In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)