Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 Maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 20 On this day in history olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63  

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

Sep 28 In the year 1959 gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies  

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

Sep 30 John H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89 in the year 1959.  

Oct 03 William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Oct 06 On this day in history death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11 On this day in history bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64  

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

Oct 13 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67 in the year 1959.  

Oct 14 In the year 1959 errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50  

Oct 15 In the year 1959 death of lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

Oct 16 On this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78  

Oct 18 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

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

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

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

Oct 30 Blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83  

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

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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 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.