Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 In the year 1959 death of maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

Sep 09 On this day in history max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84  

Sep 11 Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52 in the year 1959.  

Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 in the year 1959.  

Sep 14 Wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45 in the year 1959.  

Sep 17 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1959 benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60  

Sep 25 In the year 1959 ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49  

Sep 26 Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 died in the year 1959.  

Sep 28 On this day in history gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies  

Sep 29 On this day in history bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies  

Sep 30 On this day in history john H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89  

Oct 03 In the year 1959 william Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42  

Oct 06 In the year 1959 death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack in the year 1959.  

Oct 10 On this day in history friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies  

Oct 11 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 in the year 1959.  

Oct 12 Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1959.  

Oct 13 On this day in history k Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67  

Oct 14 On this day in history errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

Oct 16 George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 18 In the year 1959 death of boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60  

Oct 20 In the year 1959 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75  

Oct 23 In the year 1959 death of gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)  

Oct 25 On this day in history bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42  

Oct 28 On this day in history abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

Oct 30 In the year 1959 blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33  

Oct 31 On this day in history death of jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885)  

Nov 01 In the year 1959 gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66  

Nov 03 Friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1959.  

Nov 07 Victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.  

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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 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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.