5- December-1959 | K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
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17- December-1959 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78. |
23- December-1959 | Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax "Irwin Lord", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78. |