In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4th prime minister of the dominion of ceylon (now sri lanka) from 1956-59.
Born January 8th, 1899 in Colombo.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 60 years old in Colombo.
Stanley Spencer
English painter (1891-1959).
Born July 30th, 1891 in Cookham. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1959 at 68 years old in Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Bernard Berenson
American art critic and collector.
Born June 26th, 1865 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 94 years old in Florence. [ref]
Adrian
Costume designer (1903-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Naugatuck.
Died September 13th, 1959 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Grant Withers
American film actor (1905-1959).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Pueblo.
Died March 27th, 1959 at 54 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).
Eugene Isaac Meyer
American financier, first president of the world bank (1875-1959).
Born October 31st, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died July 17th, 1959 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alfred Kubin
Austrian illustrator, cartoonist and writer (1877-1959).
Born April 10th, 1877 in Litoměřice. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1959 at 82 years old in Wernstein am Inn. [ref]
Sax Rohmer
English novelist (1883–1959).
Born February 15th, 1883 in Birmingham.
Died June 1st, 1959 at 76 years old in White Plains.
Rudolf Caracciola
German/swiss racing and motorcycle driver (1901–1959).
Born January 30th, 1901 in Remagen.
Died September 28th, 1959 at 58 years old in Kassel (liver cirrhosis).
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
British army officer (1880-1959).
Born May 6th, 1880 in Edinburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Daniel François Malan
South african prime minister (1874-1959).
Born May 22nd, 1874 in Riebeek West.
Died February 7th, 1959 at 84 years old in Stellenbosch.
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Bohuslav Martinů
Czech composer (1890–1959).
Born December 8th, 1890 in Polička. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1959 at 68 years old in Basel, Liestal. [ref]
Enrico de Nicola
President of italy from 1946 to 1948.
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples.
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco.
Arthur Cecil Pigou
British economist.
Born November 18th, 1878 in Ryde.
Died March 7th, 1959 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
José Vasconcelos
Mexican writer, philosopher, and politician (1881–1959).
Born February 28th, 1881 in Oaxaca.
Died June 30th, 1959 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Ichirō Hatoyama
Prime minister of japan from 1954 to 1956.
Born January 1st, 1883 in Higashi-Gokenchō. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1959 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Johannes Kleiman
Concealer of anne frank (1896-1959).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.
Ernest Bloch
American composer (1880-1959).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Geneva. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 78 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
British conservative politician (1880-1959).
Born February 24th, 1880 in London.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 79 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Edward C. Tolman
American psychologist (1886–1959).
Born April 14th, 1886 in West Newton.
Died November 19th, 1959 at 73 years old in Berkeley.
Bruno Gröning
German faith healer (1906-1959).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Gdańsk.
Died January 26th, 1959 at 52 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Indian politician (1880–1959).
Born November 24th, 1880 in Gundugolanu.
Died December 17th, 1959 at 79 years old
Abraham Flexner
American educator.
Born November 16th, 1866 in Louisville.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 92 years old in Falls Church.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 431
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus