Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 On this day in history death of maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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

Sep 11 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

Sep 17 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 in the year 1959.  

Sep 20 Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1959 benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60  

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 in the year 1959.  

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

Sep 29 Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 03 In the year 1959 william Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42  

Oct 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies  

Oct 11 In the year 1959 bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64  

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 in the year 1959.  

Oct 14 Errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50 in the year 1959.  

Oct 15 Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

Oct 16 George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 in the year 1959.  

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 Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 in the year 1959.  

Oct 23 In the year 1959 death of gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)  

Oct 25 In the year 1959 bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42  

Oct 28 On this day in history abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

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

Oct 31 Jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 03 On this day in history friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83  

Nov 07 Victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72 in the year 1959.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

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