Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Jan 06 Jose enrique pedreira: Composer,  

Jan 09 Paul malengreau: Composer,  

Jan 11 Mohammed zakaria ghonein: Discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid,  

Jan 17 Abdul aziz: Cricket,  

Jan 20 Carl switzer: Actor (alfalfa-our gang), shot to death at 31  

Jan 21 Cecil b[lount] de mille: Producer (10 commandments),  

Jan 22 A j else mauhs: German/dutch actress (hamlet, nora),  

Jan 28 Joseph sprinzak: Speaker of israel knesset (1949-59),  

Feb 01 Madame sul-to-wan: [conley], actress (birth of a nation),  

Feb 02 Frank decaires: Cricketer (wi bat v eng 1930, 3 tests 232 runs),  

Feb 03 Big bopper: Rocker,  

Feb 04 Una o'connor: Actress (banjo, invisible man),  

Feb 05 Gwili andre: Actress (no other woman, roar of the dragon),  

Feb 07 Daniel f malan: Premier of south africa (1948-54),  

Feb 08 William j "wild bill" donovan: Office strategic services,  

Feb 11 Marshall teague: American race car driver (b. 1922)  

Feb 13 William l axt: Composer,  

Feb 14 Baby dodds: American jazz drummer (b. 1898)  

Feb 15 Owen w richardson: English physicist (nobel 1928),  

Feb 17 Kathryn adams: Actress (meet the chump, 5th avenue girl),  

Feb 18 Alfred alessandrescu: Composer,  

Feb 20 Ray mcdonald: Dancer,  

Feb 22 Helen parrish: Actress (hour glass),  

Feb 26 Lou costello: Actor (abbott & costello),  

Feb 28 Maxwell anderson: Us dramatist (key largo, bath seed),  

Mar 02 Eric blore: Actor (abie's irish rose, love happy),  

Mar 03 Lou costello: Comedian (abbott & costello),  

Mar 04 Maxey long: American athlete (b. 1878)  

Mar 06 Fred stone: Actor (hideaway, westerner),  

Mar 07 Arthur c pigou: English economist (economics of welfare),  

Mar 08 Abdel wahab shawwaf: Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered  

Mar 11 Haydn wood: Composer,  

Mar 15 Lester young: American musician (b. 1909)  

Mar 16 John sailling: Last documented civil war vet,  

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Jan 02 Kirti azad: Cricketer (indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 Rusty golden: Rocker (boys band)  

Jan 04 Vanity: [denise marquardt], ontario canada, actress (52 pick up)  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo nara: Japanese pop artist  

Jan 05 Kapil dev: India's cricket player  

Jan 07 Kathy valentine: Rocker (go-go's-we got the beat)  

Jan 08 Michael harwood: Sydney nsw, australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul hester: Australian drummer