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

Jun 22 On this day in history death of hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)  

Jun 23 Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 On this day in history lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76  

Jul 06 In the year 1959 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 In the year 1959 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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 05 On this day in history edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77  

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 in the year 1959.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 15 In the year 1959 death of blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901)  

Aug 16 Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74 in the year 1959.  

Aug 19 In the year 1959 jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78  

Aug 20 In the year 1959 alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82  

Aug 28 In the year 1959 bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68  

Aug 31 On this day in history charles Delaney, dies at 67  

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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)  

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

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 in the year 1959.  

Jan 08 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born on this day in history.  

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