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Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1959

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1959. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Chris van Abkoude
    Jan. 2 Chris van Abkoude

    Dutch-american educator and author (d. 1959).

  • Edwin Muir
    Jan. 3 Edwin Muir

    He was a scottish poet, metaphysical poet, novelist, editor and critic. he was a socialist in his youth, but he converted to nietzschean philosophy at the age of 35. muir was a translator, and in the united states was a professor at harvard 1955-1956. he was married once.

  • Jose Enrique Pedreira
    Jan. 6 Jose Enrique Pedreira

    Composer dies at 54

  • Paul Malengreau
    Jan. 9 Paul Malengreau

    Composer dies at 71

  • Şükrü Kaya
    Jan. 10 Şükrü Kaya

    Turkish jurist and politician, turkish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1883)

  • Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein
    Jan. 11 Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein

    Discoverer of a 6, 000 year old pyramid

  • Eivind Berggrav
    Jan. 14 Eivind Berggrav

    Norwegian bishop and translator (b. 1884)

  • Regina Margareten
    Jan. 15 Regina Margareten

    Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)

  • Phan Khôi
    Jan. 16 Phan Khôi

    Vietnamese scholar and journalist (d. 1959).

  • Carl Switzer
    Jan. 20 Carl Switzer

    Actor (alfalfa - our gang), shot to death at 31

  • Cecil B. DeMille
    Jan. 21 Cecil B. DeMille

    American filmmaker known for epic films like 'The Ten Commandments'.

  • Frances Gertrude McGill
    Jan. 21 Frances Gertrude McGill

    Pioneering canadian forensic pathologist (b. 1882)

  • Cecil B[lount] de Mille
    Jan. 21 Cecil B[lount] de Mille

    Producer (10 commandments), dies at 77

  • Lamar Stringfield
    Jan. 21 Lamar Stringfield

    Composer dies at 61

  • Mike Hawthorn
    Jan. 22 Mike Hawthorn

    Mike Hawthorn was a prominent British racing driver who became the first British Formula One World Champion in 1958. His racing career was notable but tragically short, as he died in a car accident shortly after his championship victory.

  • A J Else Mauhs
    Jan. 22 A J Else Mauhs

    German/dutch actress nora hamlet (hamlet) dies at 73

  • Walter Beall
    Jan. 28 Walter Beall

    American baseball player (born 1899).

  • Viktor Joseph Keldorfer
    Jan. 28 Viktor Joseph Keldorfer

    Composer dies at 85

  • Joseph Sprinzak
    Jan. 28 Joseph Sprinzak

    At age 73, speaker of israel knesset (1949-1959),

  • Pauline Smith
    Jan. 29 Pauline Smith

    South african novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (b. 1882)

  • Winifred Brunton
    Jan. 29 Winifred Brunton

    English-south african artist and illustrator (d. 1959).