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 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 In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 30 Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies  

Apr 09 Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Apr 24 Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1959.  

Apr 27 On this day in history gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies  

Apr 30 On this day in history armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81  

May 01 On this day in history oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies  

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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

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

May 15 Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 in the year 1959.  

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

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 On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85  

Jun 01 Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883) died in the year 1959.  

Jun 03 Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1959.  

Jun 04 Charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883) died in the year 1959.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.