Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

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

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

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

Mar 27 On this day in history death of grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies  

Apr 09 Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 13 In the year 1959 eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57  

Apr 16 On this day in history charles Halton, dies at 83  

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

Apr 24 In the year 1959 jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 27 Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies in the year 1959.  

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

May 01 In the year 1959 oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies  

May 05 In the year 1959 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 Sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 in the year 1959.  

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

May 16 In the year 1959 joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69  

May 20 On this day in history alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60  

May 24 John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

May 26 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 in the year 1959.  

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