Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Jun 16 George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 died on this day in history.  

Jun 17 Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 20 On this day in history hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71  

Jun 22 Hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895) died in the year 1959.  

Jun 23 In the year 1959 jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80  

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 in the year 1959.  

Jul 06 In the year 1959 george Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65  

Jul 08 Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War died in the year 1959.  

Jul 11 On this day in history c W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies  

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 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 in the year 1959.  

Jul 20 On this day in history harry Fox II, dies at 77  

Jul 25 Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

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

Aug 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 07 Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 In the year 1959 emil Frantisek Burian, composer, dies at 55  

Aug 12 Mike O'Neill, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1877) died in the year 1959.  

Aug 13 In the year 1959 henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57  

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 Jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 31 Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 On this day in history edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83  

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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 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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

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 In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)