Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

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

Sep 09 Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1959.  

Sep 11 Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1959.  

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 On this day in history ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49  

Sep 26 Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60 died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 29 Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 In the year 1959 mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack  

Oct 10 Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies in the year 1959.  

Oct 11 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 14 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

Oct 18 On this day in history death of boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)  

Oct 19 Boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60 died in the year 1959.  

Oct 20 Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Oct 23 Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871) died on this day in history.  

Oct 25 In the year 1959 bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42  

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

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 Victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72 in the year 1959.  

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