Famous Deaths In 1959

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

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

Mar 26 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

Mar 29 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1959.  

Apr 02 In the year 1959 benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79  

Apr 04 Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies in the year 1959.  

Apr 08 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 12 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70  

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 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

May 01 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies in the year 1959.  

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died in the year 1959.  

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 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 in the year 1959.  

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

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 in the year 1959.  

May 28 In the year 1959 bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies  

May 30 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jun 01 In the year 1959 death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

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

Jun 04 Charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58 in the year 1959.  

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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 03 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

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 on this day in history.  

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