In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1958 at 44 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and x-ray crystallographer.
Born July 25th, 1920 in Notting Hill. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1958 at 37 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Pius XII
Pope of the catholic church from 1939 to 1958.
Died October 9th, 1958 at 82 years old in Castel Gandolfo (heart failure).
Mike Todd
American theatre and film producer.
Born June 22nd, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died March 22nd, 1958 at 48 years old in Grants.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English composer (1872-1958).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Down Ampney.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 85 years old in London.
John B. Watson
American psychologist (1878.
Born January 9th, 1878 in Greenville.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 80 years old in New York City.
Ernest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist (1901–1958).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Canton.
Died August 27th, 1958 at 57 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Harry Warner
American film studio executive (1881-1958).
Born December 12th, 1881 in Krasnosielc.
Died December 27th, 1958 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).
Julia Lennon
Mother of british musician john lennon.
Born March 12th, 1914 in Liverpool.
Died July 15th, 1958 at 44 years old in Liverpool (struck by vehicle).
Duncan Edwards
English footballer (1936-1958).
Born October 1st, 1936 in Dudley.
Died February 21st, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Ronald Colman
British actor (1891–1958).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Richmond.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 67 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema).
Wolfgang Pauli
Physicist, nobel prize winner (1900–1958).
Born April 25th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died December 15th, 1958 at 58 years old in Zurich (pancreatic cancer).
Faisal II of Iraq
King of iraq from 4 april 1939 until july 1958.
Born May 2nd, 1935 in Baghdad.
Died July 14th, 1958 at 23 years old in Baghdad (ballistic trauma).
Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958).
Born March 18th, 1905 in Withington.
Died June 9th, 1958 at 53 years old in London (brain tumor).
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Danish businessman (1891-1958).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Filskov Parish.
Died March 11th, 1958 at 66 years old in Billund (myocardial infarction).
Abul Kalam Azad
Indian politician and writer (1888–1958).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Mecca.
Died February 22nd, 1958 at 69 years old in Delhi.
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician (1873–1958).
Born November 16th, 1873 in Florence.
Died March 29th, 1958 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Harry Cohn
American film studio executive (1891-1958).
Born July 23rd, 1891 in New York City.
Died February 27th, 1958 at 66 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction).
Marie Stopes
British birth control campaigner and paleontologist (1880-1958).
Born October 15th, 1880 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1958 at 77 years old in Dorking (breast cancer). [ref]
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958).
Born March 19th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1958 at 58 years old in Saint-Antoine Hospital (liver disease). [ref]
Edward Weston
American photographer (1886–1958).
Born March 24th, 1886 in Highland Park.
Died January 1st, 1958 at 71 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (Parkinson's disease).
Claire Lee Chennault
Us military aviator, fl. world war ii.
Born September 6th, 1893 in Commerce.
Died July 27th, 1958 at 64 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Indian poet (1878-1958).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Malappuram.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Kerala.
Mel Ott
American baseball player (1909–1958).
Born March 2nd, 1909 in Gretna.
Died November 21st, 1958 at 49 years old in New Orleans (traffic collision).
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