Famous Deaths In 1959

Mar 17 In the year 1959 raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday  

Mar 25 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1959.  

Mar 26 In the year 1959 raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71  

Mar 27 In the year 1959 death of grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54  

Mar 28 On this day in history james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

Mar 29 In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 30 Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906) died in the year 1959.  

Mar 31 In the year 1959 peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68  

Apr 02 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 In the year 1959 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies  

Apr 08 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies in the year 1959.  

Apr 09 Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89 in the year 1959.  

Apr 12 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1959 eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57  

Apr 16 Charles Halton, dies at 83 in the year 1959.  

Apr 18 In the year 1959 irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70  

Apr 24 Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 27 Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies in the year 1959.  

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1959.  

May 01 On this day in history oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies  

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

May 08 Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 died on this day in history.  

May 14 Sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

May 15 Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

May 16 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 20 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 in the year 1959.  

May 24 On this day in history john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71  

May 26 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 in the year 1959.  

May 28 On this day in history bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies  

May 30 On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85  

Jun 01 Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Jun 03 In the year 1959 ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 04 Charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883) died 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 Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07 In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

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

Jan 08 In the year 1959 birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)