Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 In the year 1959 raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday  

Mar 25 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died in the year 1959.  

Mar 28 James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 30 In the year 1959 death of daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)  

Mar 31 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 08 In the year 1959 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies  

Apr 09 Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89 in the year 1959.  

Apr 12 In the year 1959 ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 13 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 in the year 1959.  

Apr 16 Charles Halton, dies at 83 in the year 1959.  

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 in the year 1959.  

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

Apr 30 On this day in history armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81  

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

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

May 08 In the year 1959 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55  

May 14 On this day in history sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62  

May 15 On this day in history berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

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

May 20 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 in the year 1959.  

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

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 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1959.  

Jun 01 On this day in history death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

Jun 03 In the year 1959 ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jun 10 Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

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

Jan 08 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.