Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959
Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Mar 17 Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday on this day in history. 


Mar 25 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959. 


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 Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies in the year 1959. 


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 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies 


Apr 30 In the year 1959 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 On this day in history death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 


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


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


May 24 John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 in the year 1959. 


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 In the year 1959 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 In the year 1959 charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58 


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


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