Discover what happened on 11 September 1959 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Johannes Augustinus van Schendel (16 Nov 1883 Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe – 11 Sep 1959 Breda)
- Janetta Jacoba Doornbusch (Known as mother of Karel van het Reve and Gerard Reve.)
- James Sidney Dundas Rider ((1880-1959))
- Samuel Countee (American artist)
- Johann Baptist Wallmannsperger
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- Jeanne Granger (French Righteous Among the Nations)
- B. A. Olson (American politician)
- Johannes Augustinus van Schendel (16 Nov 1883 Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe – 11 Sep 1959 Breda)
- Gustav Meinertz (German priest (1873-1959))
- György Bölöni (writer, politician (1882-1959))
- Brutus Molkenbuhr (German politician (1881-1959))
- Magnus Schwantje (German author, pacifist, animal rights activist, and pioneer of the German vegetarian movement (1877–1959))
- Paul Douglas (American actor (1907-1959))
- Charles Picart Le Doux (French writer and painter (1881-1959))
- Ann Drummond-Grant (British actress and singer)
- George Parkinson (Australian rules footballer, born 1892)
- Percy Leason (Australian artist (1889-1959))
- Pierre-Eliezer Lazard (French military personnel)
- Claude Aragonnès
- Hilde Neumann (German lawyer (1905-1959))
- Ype Wenning (Dutch painter (1879-1959))
- Ernie Burnett (American pianist, composer and publisher (1884-1959))
- Ettore D’Amore
- Ladislav Cejp
- Oskar Snellman
- Vicente Spina (Argentine guitarist)
- Willie Condsidine (Irish hurler)
- Barbara Marianne Southall ((died 1959))
- Katharine Steward ((died 1959))
- Frederick Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale ((1878-1959))