Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 In the year 1959 death of maurice Duplessis, Québec Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

Sep 09 In the year 1959 max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84  

Sep 11 Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 in the year 1959.  

Sep 14 On this day in history wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45  

Sep 17 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1959 olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63  

Sep 22 Benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60  

Sep 28 Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 29 On this day in history bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies  

Sep 30 On this day in history john H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89  

Oct 03 William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 in the year 1959.  

Oct 06 In the year 1959 death of bernard Berenson, American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack in the year 1959.  

Oct 10 On this day in history friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies  

Oct 11 On this day in history bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64  

Oct 12 Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1959.  

Oct 13 In the year 1959 k Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67  

Oct 14 In the year 1959 errol Flynn, US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

Oct 16 In the year 1959 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78  

Oct 18 On this day in history death of boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60  

Oct 20 Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 in the year 1959.  

Oct 23 In the year 1959 death of gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)  

Oct 25 Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1959 abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

Oct 30 In the year 1959 blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33  

Oct 31 Jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885) died in the year 1959.  

Nov 01 Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Nov 03 In the year 1959 friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83  

Nov 07 On this day in history victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72  

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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 On this day in history birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1959 birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

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)