Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

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

Mar 25 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

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

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

Apr 02 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89 in the year 1959.  

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 In the year 1959 charles Halton, dies at 83  

Apr 18 In the year 1959 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 Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies in the year 1959.  

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

May 01 In the year 1959 oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies  

May 05 In the year 1959 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 On this day in history sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62  

May 15 On this day in history berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

May 16 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 in the year 1959.  

May 20 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

May 26 In the year 1959 ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78  

May 28 In the year 1959 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 In the year 1959 death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

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

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 in the year 1959.  

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Jan 02 Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born in the year 1959.  

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 in the year 1959.  

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 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)