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Events on Tuesday 16 June 1959 1
1914 – 1959George Reeves (1914-1959)Died 16 June 1959, aged 45Reeves was an American actor best known for playing Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman during the 1950s. His death from a gunshot wound at his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide, though the circumstances remain disputed. The role of Superman had come to overshadow his earlier film career.