In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Koshirō Oikawa
Japanese admiral (1883-1958).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Nagaoka.
Died May 9th, 1958 at 75 years old in Musashino.
Robert Falk
Russian artist (1886-1958).
Born October 27th, 1886 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1958 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Austrian actress (1868–1958).
Born December 23rd, 1868 in Linz. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1958 at 89 years old in Vienna, Pötzleinsdorf. [ref]
Wanda Gertz
Polish soldier (1896–1958).
Born April 13th, 1896 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1958 at 62 years old in London.
Paul Panzer
German-american silent film actor (1872-1958).
Born November 3rd, 1872 in Würzburg.
Died August 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Frédéric François-Marsal
French politician, prime minister of france (1874-1958).
Born March 16th, 1874 in Paris.
Died May 28th, 1958 at 84 years old in Gisors.
Nikolay Zabolotsky
Russian poet, children's writer and translator (1903-1958).
Born April 24th, 1903 in Kazan. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1958 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sam Taylor
American film director (1895-1958).
Born August 13th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1958 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Moishe Oysher
Jewish american actor and cantor (1907–1958).
Born March 8th, 1906 in Lipcani.
Died November 27th, 1958 at 52 years old in New Rochelle.
Aarre Merikanto
Finnish composer (1893–1958).
Born June 29th, 1893 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1958 at 65 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]
George Orton
Canadian athlete (1873-1958).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Died June 26th, 1958 at 85 years old in Laconia.
Isser Be'eri
Director of the haganah intelligence service, israel (1901–1958).
Born January 30th, 1901 in Będzin.
Died January 30th, 1958 at 57 years old in Israel (myocardial infarction).
Hugo Häring
German architect.
Born May 11th, 1882 in Biberach an der Riss. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1958 at 76 years old in Göppingen. [ref]
Cândido de Oliveira
Footballer (1896-1958).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Fronteira.
Died June 23rd, 1958 at 61 years old in Stockholm (respiratory failure).
Armas Järnefelt
Finnish composer and conductor.
Born August 14th, 1869 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1958 at 88 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Noah Young
American actor (1887-1958).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in North Park.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Max Jakob Friedländer
German curator and art historian (1867-1958).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 91 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Monta Bell
American film producer, film director and screenwriter (1891–1958).
Born February 5th, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 4th, 1958 at 66 years old in Hollywood.
Éva Gauthier
Canadian-american mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1885-1958).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Ottawa.
Died December 26th, 1958 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
William LeBaron
American film producer (1883–1958).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Elgin.
Died February 9th, 1958 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Carl Boese
German film director (1887–1958).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died July 6th, 1958 at 70 years old in Charlottenburg.
Elizabeth Alexander
British geologist, academic, physicist and radio astronomer.
Born December 13th, 1908 in Merton.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 49 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Francis Carco
New caledonian-born french writer.
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Noumea. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1958 at 71 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Margaret Haig Thomas, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
Essayist, autobiographer, suffragette (1883-1958).
Born June 12th, 1883 in Bayswater.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in London.
Horst Stumpff
German general (1887–1958).
Born November 20th, 1887 in Giessen.
Died November 25th, 1958 at 71 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 458
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