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In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Georgy Ivanov
Russian poet and essayist.
Born November 10th, 1894 in Seda.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 63 years old in Hyères.
Norman Kemp Smith
British philosopher.
Born May 5th, 1872 in Dundee. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1958 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Leo Blech
German opera composer and conductor (1871–1958).
Born April 21st, 1871 in Aachen. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1958 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marguerite Snow
American actress (1889-1958).
Born September 9th, 1889 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mabel Ballin
American actress (1887-1958).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Princess Alexandra of Anhalt
German noblewoman (1868-1958).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Dessau.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 90 years old in Schwetzingen.
Clara Thompson
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1893-1958).
Born October 3rd, 1893 in Providence.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in New York City.
Willis Rodney Whitney
American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the general electric company (1868-1958).
Born August 22nd, 1868 in Jamestown.
Died January 9th, 1958 at 89 years old in Schenectady.
Motonori Matuyama
Japanese geophysicist.
Born October 25th, 1884 in Oita Prefecture.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 73 years old in Japan.
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Ida Wüst
German actress (1884–1958).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Frankfurt.
Died October 4th, 1958 at 73 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Ataúlfo Argenta
Spanish musician (1913–1958).
Born November 19th, 1913 in Castro Urdiales.
Died January 21st, 1958 at 44 years old in Los Molinos (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Kazimierz Fabrycy
Polish general (1888–1958).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Odesa.
Died July 18th, 1958 at 70 years old in London.
Steinn Steinarr
Icelandic poet (1908–1958).
Born October 13th, 1908 in Westfjords.
Died May 25th, 1958 at 49 years old in Reykjavík.
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Member of the swiss federal council (1889-1958).
Born December 31st, 1889 in Cossonay.
Died April 11th, 1958 at 68 years old in Paris.
Russell Mockridge
Australian racing cyclist.
Born July 18th, 1928 in Melbourne.
Died September 13th, 1958 at 30 years old in City of Monash (traffic collision).
Paul Reinecke
German prehistorian (1872–1958).
Born September 25th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died May 12th, 1958 at 85 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Stevan Hristić
Serbian composer (1885-1958).
Born June 19th, 1885 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1958 at 73 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Alfred-Marie Liénard
French physicist (1869–1958).
Born April 2nd, 1869 in Amiens.
Died April 29th, 1958 at 89 years old in Paris.
Alma Bennett
American actress (1904-1958).
Born April 9th, 1904 in Seattle.
Died September 16th, 1958 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Ásgrímur Jónsson
Icelandic painter (1876-1958).
Born March 4th, 1876 in Iceland.
Died April 5th, 1958 at 82 years old in Reykjavík.
Francisco Olazar
Argentine footballer (1885-1958).
Born July 10th, 1885 in Quilmes.
Died September 21st, 1958 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sheldon Lewis
American actor (1868–1958).
Born April 20th, 1868 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 1958 at 90 years old in San Gabriel.
Maria Müller
Opera singer (1889–1958).
Born January 29th, 1889 in Terezín.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 69 years old in Bayreuth.
Robert Taylor Jones
American politician (1884-1958).
Born February 8th, 1884 in Rutledge.
Died June 11th, 1958 at 74 years old in Phoenix.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe