Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Jan 06 Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 In the year 1959 mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies  

Jan 17 In the year 1959 abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi  

Jan 20 Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31 died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1959 cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77  

Jan 22 A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73  

Feb 01 Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies in the year 1959.  

Feb 03 Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 in the year 1959.  

Feb 04 Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies  

Feb 07 On this day in history daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84  

Feb 08 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 in the year 1959.  

Feb 11 Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922) died on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1959 william L Axt, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (b. 1898)  

Feb 15 On this day in history owen W Richardson, English physicist (Nobel 1928), dies at 69  

Feb 17 In the year 1959 kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies  

Feb 18 Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1959.  

Feb 20 Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 in the year 1959.  

Feb 22 On this day in history helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36  

Feb 26 In the year 1959 lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52  

Feb 28 Maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 02 In the year 1959 eric Blore, actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Love Happy), dies at 70  

Mar 03 In the year 1959 lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52  

Mar 04 Maxey Long, American athlete (b. 1878) died in the year 1959.  

Mar 06 Fred Stone, actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Economics of Welfare), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered died in the year 1959.  

Mar 11 On this day in history haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 15 On this day in history death of lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)  

Mar 16 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 in the year 1959.  

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Jan 02 Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born in the year 1959.  

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 In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

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