Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1959

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

• Oct. 1 Enrico De Nicola

  Jurist, journalist, politician and provisional head of state for republican italy between 1946 and 1948.

• Oct. 2 Giovanni Serra
• Oct. 2 Hugo Rietmann
• Oct. 2 Ugo Palmerini
• Oct. 2 William Guy Carr
• Oct. 3 Tochigiyama Moriya

  The 27th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (born 1892).

• Oct. 6 Bernard Berenson

  American historian and author (b. 1865).

• Oct. 7 Mario Lanza

  Legendary Italian-American tenor and actor who became a major pop culture icon in the 1950s.

• Oct. 7 Giovanni Germanetto
• Oct. 7 Sidney Clive
• Oct. 9 Shirō Ishii

  Japanese general and microbiologist (d. 1959).

• Oct. 14 Errol Flynn

  Errol Flynn was an Australian-American actor best known for his swashbuckling roles in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s, especially in adventure films such as 'Captain Blood' and 'The Adventures of Robin Hood.' [bio]

• Oct. 14 Jack Davey

  New zealand-australian singer and radio host (b. 1907).

• Oct. 15 Lipót Fejér

  Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1880).

• Oct. 16 George Marshall

  PEA - American general and politician, 3rd united states secretary of defense, nobel prize laureate (b. 1880).

• Oct. 16 George Catlett Marshall

  Prize laureate for proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Europe.

• Oct. 16 Minor Hall

  American drummer (b. 1897).

• Oct. 17 Alexander Young
• Oct. 18 Boughera El Ouafi

  Algerian-french runner (b. 1898).

• Oct. 22 Joseph Cahill

  Australian politician, 29th premier of new south wales (b. 1891).

• Oct. 23 Gerda Lundequist

  Swedish actress (born in 1871).

• Oct. 23 George Bouzianis

  Greek painter (born 1885).

• Oct. 25 Amy Bernardy
• Oct. 28 Camilo Cienfuegos

  Cuban revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in Fidel Castro's overthrow of Batista's regime.

• Oct. 31 Jean Cabannes

  French physicist and academic (b. 1885).