Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Jun 16 George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 died on this day in history.  

Jun 17 Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68 in the year 1959.  

Jun 18 On this day in history ethel Barrymore, [Blythe], actress (None but the lonely), dies at 79  

Jun 20 Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

Jun 22 On this day in history death of hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)  

Jun 23 Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jun 24 In the year 1959 death of lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69  

Jun 25 In the year 1959 death of charles Starkwether, murderer, executed  

Jun 26 In the year 1959 audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies  

Jun 29 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1959.  

Jul 06 In the year 1959 george Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65  

Jul 08 Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War died in the year 1959.  

Jul 11 C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 14 Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 Harry Fox II, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

Jul 26 Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher (Amor), dies at 54 in the year 1959.  

Aug 02 In the year 1959 prospero Bisquertt, composer, dies at 78  

Aug 05 Edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 In the year 1959 preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60  

Aug 07 On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 09 Emil Frantisek Burian, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1959.  

Aug 12 On this day in history death of mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877)  

Aug 13 On this day in history henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57  

Aug 15 Blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901) died in the year 1959.  

Aug 16 Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74 in the year 1959.  

Aug 19 In the year 1959 jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78  

Aug 20 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 in the year 1959.  

Aug 28 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 in the year 1959.  

Aug 31 Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 In the year 1959 edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83  

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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 In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1959 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born on this day in history.  

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