Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Nov 08 Frank sherman land: Founder of demolay international (b. 1890)  

Nov 09 Frederick preston search: Composer,  

Nov 10 Lupino lane: Actress (deputy drummer),  

Nov 14 Thomas ross: Actor (without limit),  

Nov 15 Alex kennedy: Cricketer (31 wkts in 5 tests for england 1922-23),  

Nov 17 Heitor villa-lobos: Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor,  

Nov 19 Edward c tolman: Us psychologist (behaviorism),  

Nov 21 Max baer: Us, heavyweight boxing champ (1934),  

Nov 24 Lyman bryson: Educator (un casebook),  

Nov 26 Albert william ketelby: Composer,  

Nov 27 Gerard philipe: Actor/dir (la ronde, gambler),  

Nov 28 Lester vail: Actor (dance fools dance),  

Nov 29 Fritz brun: Composer,  

Dec 04 Rosetta duncan: (duncan sisters),  

Dec 05 K s duleepsinhji: Cricketer (12 tests for england, 995 runs),  

Dec 06 Len doyle: Actor (harrington-mr district attorney),  

Dec 09 Walter compton: News anchor (dumont evening news),  

Dec 10 Charles jones: Cricket batsman (wi in 4 tests 1930-35, 63 runs),  

Dec 11 Jim bottomley: American baseball player (b. 1900)  

Dec 12 Russell simpson: Actor (abraham lincoln),  

Dec 14 Maria eg "lizzy" ansingh: Dutch painter (cast off),  

Dec 18 Dorothy l sayers: Writer,  

Dec 19 Walter williams: Claimed to be last survivor of civil war,  

Dec 21 Rosanjin: Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)  

Dec 22 Gilda gray: Actress (piccadilly),  

Dec 23 Edward flw halifax: English viscount/viceroy of india,  

Dec 27 Alfonso reyes: Mexican poet/historian/diplomat,  

Dec 28 Ante pavelić: Leader of nazi germany puppet independent state of croatia (b. 1889)  

Dec 29 Robin humphrey milford: Composer,  

Dec 30 Maria baers: Flemish social female worker/senator,  

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Jan 02 Kirti azad: Cricketer (indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 Rusty golden: Rocker (boys band)  

Jan 04 Vanity: [denise marquardt], ontario canada, actress (52 pick up)  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo nara: Japanese pop artist  

Jan 05 Kapil dev: India's cricket player  

Jan 07 Kathy valentine: Rocker (go-go's-we got the beat)  

Jan 08 Michael harwood: Sydney nsw, australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul hester: Australian drummer