Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1959

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 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

• June 1 Sax Rohmer

  English-american author (d. 1959)

• June 2 Lyda Borelli

  Italian actress (b. 1884)

• June 3 Ole Windingstad

  Composer dies at 73

• June 4 Charles Vidor

  Hungarian-American film director known for classic Hollywood films like 'Gilda' and 'Cover Girl', who made significant contributions to cinema during the golden age of Hollywood.

• June 9 Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus

  CHE - German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1876)

• June 10 Zoltán Meskó

  Hungarian politician (b. 1883)

• June 16 George Reeves

  Famous actor best known for playing Superman in the 1950s television series. Tragically died under mysterious circumstances at age 45, with his death ruled as a possible suicide.

• June 17 Abdul Mouse

  At 68, a nationalist author / foreman in indonesia dies

• June 18 Ethel Barrymore

  American actress, descendant of a nine-generation theatrical family. at 12 she made her stage debut and was a star in american theater. by 1906, her strong voice and royal command were recognizable. in 1900, she was 21 years old when she made her first movie. she won the oscar for best supporting actress for "none but the lonely heart" at …

• June 18 Ethel Barrymore [Blythe]

  Actress (none other than the lonely), who dies at 79

• June 20 Hitoshi Ashida

  Japanese politician dies at 71

• June 22 Hermann Brill

  German educator and politician, 8th minister-president of thuringia (b. 1895)

• June 23 Boris Vian

  Influential French polymath known for his avant-garde literature, jazz music, and artistic versatility across multiple creative domains.

• June 23 Hidir Lutfi

  Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)

• June 23 Jean Gallon

  Composer dies at age 80

• June 25 Charles Starkweather

  Infamous American serial killer who, at age 18, went on a murder-robbery spree with his 13-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate through Nebraska in 1958, killing multiple people before being captured and executed.

• June 29 A Cecil Snyder

  At 51 years old, chief justice of puerto rico dies.

• June 30 José Vasconcelos

  Mexican philosopher and politician (b. 1882)

• June 30 Lazare Saminsky

  Composer dies at 76