Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 On this day in history raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday  

Mar 25 On this day in history 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 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died in the year 1959.  

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

Mar 29 In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 30 On this day in history death of daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)  

Mar 31 In the year 1959 peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68  

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 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 In the year 1959 ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 13 In the year 1959 eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57  

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

Apr 30 In the year 1959 armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81  

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 Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 died on this day in history.  

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

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 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 in the year 1959.  

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

May 26 In the year 1959 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 On this day in history death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

Jun 03 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

Jan 08 In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

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