In the year 1959
420 Notable deaths
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.
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). [ref]
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).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 420
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir