Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Mar 17 Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28 James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 29 On this day in history barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 30 On this day in history death of daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)  

Mar 31 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 09 In the year 1959 frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89  

Apr 12 In the year 1959 ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 13 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

May 01 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies on this day in history.  

May 05 Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878) died in the year 1959.  

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

May 14 On this day in history sidney Bechet, US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62  

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 On this day in history alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60  

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 on this day in history.  

May 28 In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.  

Jun 03 On this day in history ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 04 In the year 1959 charles Vidor, director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58  

Jun 10 Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 In the year 1959 birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

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

Jan 07 Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.  

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

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