Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 Maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1959.  

Sep 09 In the year 1959 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 On this day in history wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45  

Sep 17 In the year 1959 bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39  

Sep 20 In the year 1959 olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63  

Sep 22 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 death of solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60  

Sep 28 Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 30 In the year 1959 john H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89  

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

Oct 06 Bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Oct 07 On this day in history mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack  

Oct 10 Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12 In the year 1959 arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63  

Oct 13 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 14 Errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50 in the year 1959.  

Oct 15 Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

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 Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 in the year 1959.  

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

Oct 25 Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42 in the year 1959.  

Oct 28 In the year 1959 abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

Oct 30 On this day in history blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33  

Oct 31 Jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885) died in the year 1959.  

Nov 01 Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66 in the year 1959.  

Nov 03 In the year 1959 friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83  

Nov 07 On this day in history victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.