Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1959

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

• July 2 Robert Burnett
• July 4 Giuseppe Augusto Mariani
• July 4 Hans Weymar
• July 6 George Grosz

  German painter and illustrator (b. 1893).

• July 9 Ferenc Talányi

  Slovene journalist and painter (b. 1883).

• July 11 Charlie Parker

  Charlie Parker was a legendary jazz saxophonist and composer who revolutionized bebop music.

• July 15 Vance Palmer

  Australian dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic (born 1885).

• July 15 Ernest Bloch

  American composer whose music is influenced by european post-romantic traditions and jewish cultural themes.

• July 17 Billie Holiday

  Billie Holiday was an influential American jazz and swing music singer, renowned for her deeply emotive vocal style and pioneering contributions to vocal jazz. Her unique phrasing and expressive delivery elevated songs like "Strange Fruit," "God Bless the Child," and "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" to classic status. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz … [bio]

• July 17 Eugene Meyer

  American publisher and businessman (d. 1954).

• July 18 Arturo Bocciardo
• July 20 William D. Leahy

  American admiral and diplomat, united states ambassador to france (b. 1875).

• July 20 Harry Fox
• July 20 Karl Ansén
• July 21 Archibald Selwyn
• July 21 Nils Granfelt
• July 21 Riccardo Filangieri
• July 22 David van Dantzig
• July 24 Mihail Lascăr
• July 25 Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog

  Polish-born irish rabbi and author (b. 1888).

• July 26 Alois Irlmaier
• July 26 Karl Ehn
• July 26 James Hazen Hyde
• July 27 Aleksandăr Cankov
• July 28 Fratelli Varian
• July 28 Charles Laeser
• July 28 Roald Larsen