Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday in the year 1959.  

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

Mar 26 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies in the year 1959.  

Mar 30 Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906) died in the year 1959.  

Mar 31 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 in the year 1959.  

Apr 02 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 On this day in history ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 13 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 in the year 1959.  

Apr 16 In the year 1959 charles Halton, dies at 83  

Apr 18 On this day in history irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70  

Apr 24 In the year 1959 jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 27 Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1959.  

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

May 05 In the year 1959 death of carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)  

May 08 Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 died in the year 1959.  

May 14 Sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 in the year 1959.  

May 15 On this day in history berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

May 16 On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69  

May 20 On this day in history alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60  

May 24 On this day in history john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71  

May 26 On this day in history ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78  

May 28 Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jun 01 Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 04 On this day in history charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58  

Jun 10 In the year 1959 death of zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883)  

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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 In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 08 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 08 In the year 1959 birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)