Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday in the year 1959.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died in the year 1959.  

Mar 28 On this day in history james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

Mar 29 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 30 Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906) died in the year 1959.  

Mar 31 On this day in history peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68  

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

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 In the year 1959 frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89  

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

Apr 18 In the year 1959 irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70  

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 in the year 1959.  

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 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 Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

May 26 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 28 In the year 1959 bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies  

May 30 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1959.  

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

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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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07 Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born on this day in history.  

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)