Deaths
- 8 April: Sir William Joseph Jordan, politician and diplomat.
- 7 November: Archie Fisher, painter.
- 6 December (in Scotland): Edward Hunter a.k.a. Billy Banjo, trade unionist, politician and writer.
Category:1959 deaths
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