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In the year 1959
431 Notable deaths
Wanda Landowska
Polish-french harpsichordist.
Born July 5th, 1879 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1959 at 80 years old in Lakeville (disease). [ref]
Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Indian revolutionary and journalist.
Born January 5th, 1880 in Croydon.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Irakli Tsereteli
Georgian politician (1881-1959).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Gorisa.
Died May 21st, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City.
René Belbenoît
French criminal and writer (1899–1959).
Born April 4th, 1899 in Paris.
Died February 26th, 1959 at 59 years old in Lucerne Valley.
Charles Halton
Actor (1876-1959).
Born March 16th, 1876 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis).
Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959).
Born May 15th, 1887 in Deerness.
Died January 3rd, 1959 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
American actress (1873–1959).
Born March 7th, 1873 in Louisville.
Died February 1st, 1959 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Barthélemy Boganda
1st prime minister of the central african republic autonomous territory (1910-1959).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Bobangui.
Died March 29th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bangui (aviation accident).
Prince Elias, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Pretender to the throne of parma.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Biarritz.
Died June 27th, 1959 at 78 years old in Friedberg.
Molla Mallory
American-norwegian tennis player (1884-1959).
Born March 6th, 1884 in Mosvik Municipality.
Died November 22nd, 1959 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
John Mathai
Indian politician.
Born January 10th, 1886 in Kozhikode.
Died November 2nd, 1959 at 73 years old [ref]
Wayne Morris
American actor (1914-1959).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 45 years old in Oakland (myocardial infarction).
Imre Schlosser
Hungarian association football player (1889–1959).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 1959 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Adolf Ziegler
German nazi painter (1892–1959).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Bremen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 66 years old in Varnhalt. [ref]
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Italian politician (1884–1959).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Casale Monferrato.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 74 years old in Rome.
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging).
Edmund Goulding
British director and screenwriter (1891–1959).
Born March 20th, 1891 in Feltham.
Died December 24th, 1959 at 68 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications).
William Langer
American politician (1886–1959).
Born September 30th, 1886 in Casselton.
Died November 8th, 1959 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mack Gordon
Polish-american composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film.
Born June 21st, 1904 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1959 at 54 years old in New York City.
Seán Lester
Irish diplomat (1888-1959).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.
Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.
Helen Parrish
American actress (1923-1959).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Columbus.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 35 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
James Allred
Lawyer and politician (1899-1959).
Born March 29th, 1899 in Bowie.
Died September 24th, 1959 at 60 years old in Corpus Christi.
Reuven Shiloah
Director of mossad from 1949 to 1953.
Born December 20th, 1909 in Jerusalem.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 49 years old in Jerusalem.
Gilda Gray
Dancer, singer and actress (1901–1959).
Born October 24th, 1901 in Kraków, Rydlewo.
Died December 22nd, 1959 at 58 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Tony Canzoneri
American boxer (1908-1959).
Born November 6th, 1908 in Slidell.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 51 years old in Staten Island.
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