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 Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

Mar 27 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1959.  

Mar 31 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 in the year 1959.  

Apr 04 In the year 1959 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 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1959.  

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

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

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

Apr 24 On this day in history jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72  

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

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died in the year 1959.  

May 08 Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 died on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1959 john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71  

May 26 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 in the year 1959.  

May 28 On this day in history bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)  

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 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)