Famous Deaths In 1959

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

Sep 09 In the year 1959 max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84  

Sep 11 On this day in history paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52  

Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63 in the year 1959.  

Sep 22 Benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1959.  

Sep 26 Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 died on this day in history.  

Sep 28 On this day in history gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies  

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

Sep 30 In the year 1959 john H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89  

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

Oct 06 In the year 1959 death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 On this day in history mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack  

Oct 10 On this day in history friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies  

Oct 11 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Oct 12 Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1959.  

Oct 13 On this day in history k Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67  

Oct 14 On this day in history errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50  

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

Oct 16 In the year 1959 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78  

Oct 18 Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60 died on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1959 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75  

Oct 23 Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871) died on this day in history.  

Oct 25 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66  

Nov 03 Friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1959.  

Nov 07 On this day in history victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

Jan 05 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

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.