Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

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

Mar 25 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 death of grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54  

Mar 28 In the year 1959 james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies  

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

Apr 09 On this day in history frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89  

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

Apr 13 On this day in history eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57  

Apr 16 Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 18 In the year 1959 irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70  

Apr 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies  

May 05 On this day in history death of carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)  

May 08 In the year 1959 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55  

May 14 In the year 1959 sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62  

May 15 In the year 1959 berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

May 16 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 20 In the year 1959 alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60  

May 24 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

May 30 In the year 1959 thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jun 10 On this day in history 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 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 05 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player was born in the year 1959.  

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