WHO ALL DIED IN 1959.
See all who died in 1959.

Dutch-American author Chris van Abkoude died 2. January 1959. (born 1880)

Scottish poet, author, and translator Edwin Muir died 3. January 1959. (born 1887)

Norwegian bishop Eivind Berggrav died 14. January 1959. (born 1884)

Vietnamese journalist and author Phan Khôi died 16. January 1959. (born 1887)

American director, producer, and screenwriter Cecil B. DeMille died 21. January 1959. (born 1881)

American actor Carl Switzer died 21. January 1959. (born 1927)

English race car driver Mike Hawthorn died 22. January 1959. (born 1929)

American baseball player Walter Beall died 28. January 1959. (born 1899)

English-South African painter Winifred Brunton died 29. January 1959. (born 1880)

American actress Madame Sul-Te-Wan died 1. February 1959. (born 1873)

American singer-songwriter and guitarist The Day the Music Died The Big Bopper died 3. February 1959. (born 1930)

Irish actress Una O`Connor died 4. February 1959. (born 1880)

American baseball player Nap Lajoie died 7. February 1959. (born 1874)

South African politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa Daniel François Malan died 7. February 1959. (born 1874)

American guitarist Guitar Slim died 7. February 1959. (born 1926)

French rower Daniel Soubeyran died 8. February 1959. (born 1875)

American race car driver Marshall Teague died 11. February 1959. (born 1922)

American drummer Baby Dodds died 14. February 1959. (born 1898)

English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate Owen Willans Richardson died 15. February 1959. (born 1879)

American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient Willard Miller died 19. February 1959. (born 1877)