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

• Jan. 2 Chris van Abkoude

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

• 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.

• Jan. 6 Jose Enrique Pedreira

  Composer dies at 54

• Jan. 9 Paul Malengreau

  Composer dies at 71

• Jan. 10 Şükrü Kaya

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

• Jan. 11 Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein

  Discoverer of a 6, 000 year old pyramid

• Jan. 14 Eivind Berggrav

  Norwegian bishop and translator (b. 1884)

• Jan. 15 Regina Margareten

  Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)

• Jan. 16 Phan Khôi

  Vietnamese scholar and journalist (d. 1959).

• Jan. 20 Carl Switzer

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

• Jan. 21 Cecil B. DeMille

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

• Jan. 21 Frances Gertrude McGill

  Pioneering canadian forensic pathologist (b. 1882)

• Jan. 21 Lamar Stringfield

  Composer dies at 61

• Jan. 21 Cecil B[lount] de Mille

  Producer (10 commandments), dies at 77

• 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.

• Jan. 22 A J Else Mauhs

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

• Jan. 28 Walter Beall

  American baseball player (born 1899).

• Jan. 28 Viktor Joseph Keldorfer

  Composer dies at 85

• Jan. 28 Joseph Sprinzak

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

• Jan. 29 Pauline Smith

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

• Jan. 29 Winifred Brunton

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