Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

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

Mar 25 In the year 1959 billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 26 Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 in the year 1959.  

Mar 27 Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies in the year 1959.  

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 In the year 1959 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies  

Apr 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1959 charles Halton, dies at 83  

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

Apr 24 On this day in history jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72  

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

May 15 In the year 1959 berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56  

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 In the year 1959 john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71  

May 26 In the year 1959 ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78  

May 28 Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies on this day in history.  

May 30 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1959.  

Jun 01 On this day in history death of sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)  

Jun 03 Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1959 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 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 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born on this day in history.  

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