Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Nov 08 Frank Sherman Land, founder of DeMolay International (b. 1890) died in the year 1959.  

Nov 09 On this day in history frederick Preston Search, composer, dies at 70  

Nov 10 Lupino Lane, actress (Deputy Drummer), dies at 67 in the year 1959.  

Nov 14 Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 in the year 1959.  

Nov 15 In the year 1959 alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies  

Nov 17 On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72  

Nov 19 Edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism), dies in the year 1959.  

Nov 21 Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 in the year 1959.  

Nov 24 Lyman Bryson, educator (UN Casebook), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

Nov 26 Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1959.  

Nov 27 Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36 in the year 1959.  

Nov 28 In the year 1959 lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies on 59th birthday  

Nov 29 On this day in history fritz Brun, composer, dies at 81  

Dec 04 Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 in the year 1959.  

Dec 05 K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies in the year 1959.  

Dec 06 Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 09 Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Dec 10 On this day in history charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies  

Dec 11 On this day in history death of jim Bottomley, American baseball player (b. 1900)  

Dec 12 Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Dec 14 Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 in the year 1959.  

Dec 18 Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 19 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 in the year 1959.  

Dec 21 On this day in history death of rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)  

Dec 22 Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on this day in history.  

Dec 23 In the year 1959 edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78  

Dec 27 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Dec 28 On this day in history death of ante Pavelić, leader of Nazi Germany puppet Independent State of Croatia (b. 1889)  

Dec 29 On this day in history robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56  

Dec 30 On this day in history maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76  

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Jan 02 In the year 1959 birth of kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born in the year 1959.  

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 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player was born on this day in history.  

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