Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Jun 16 On this day in history death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45  

Jun 17 In the year 1959 abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68  

Jun 18 In the year 1959 ethel Barrymore, [Blythe], actress (None but the lonely), dies at 79  

Jun 20 In the year 1959 hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71  

Jun 22 In the year 1959 death of hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)  

Jun 23 Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1959.  

Jun 24 In the year 1959 death of lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69  

Jun 25 Charles Starkwether, murderer, executed died in the year 1959.  

Jun 26 Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies in the year 1959.  

Jun 29 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51 in the year 1959.  

Jun 30 Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 On this day in history george Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65  

Jul 08 In the year 1959 death of dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War  

Jul 11 C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies in the year 1959.  

Jul 14 Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79 in the year 1959.  

Jul 15 Ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78 in the year 1959.  

Jul 17 On this day in history billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44  

Jul 20 In the year 1959 harry Fox II, dies at 77  

Jul 25 On this day in history isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71  

Jul 26 On this day in history manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher (Amor), dies at 54  

Aug 02 In the year 1959 prospero Bisquertt, composer, dies at 78  

Aug 05 Edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77 in the year 1959.  

Aug 06 Preston Sturges, [Edmund Biden], US director/screenwriter, dies at 60 in the year 1959.  

Aug 07 On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 09 Emil Frantisek Burian, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1959.  

Aug 12 Mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57 in the year 1959.  

Aug 15 On this day in history death of blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901)  

Aug 16 In the year 1959 pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74  

Aug 19 On this day in history jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78  

Aug 20 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 in the year 1959.  

Aug 28 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 in the year 1959.  

Aug 31 In the year 1959 charles Delaney, dies at 67  

Sep 06 Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83 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 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1959 birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07 In the year 1959 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 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.