Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 In the year 1959 raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday  

Mar 25 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1959.  

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

Mar 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 24 Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies in the year 1959.  

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1959.  

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 In the year 1959 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55  

May 14 Sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 15 In the year 1959 berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

May 16 In the year 1959 joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69  

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

May 24 On this day in history 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 Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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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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 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 Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.  

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

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