In the year 1958
503 Notable deaths
Herbie Fields
American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958).
Born March 24th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died September 17th, 1958 at 39 years old in Miami (drug overdose).
Maurice Germot
French tennis player (1882-1958).
Born November 15th, 1882 in Vichy.
Died August 6th, 1958 at 75 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Dorothea Wolbert
American actress (1874 – 1958).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Philadelphia.
Died September 15th, 1958 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Eduard Erdmann
German musician (1896–1958).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Cēsis.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 62 years old in Hamburg.
Curt Gallenkamp
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890–1958).
Born February 17th, 1890 in Wesel.
Died April 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Wiesbaden.
Jean Debucourt
French actor (1894–1958).
Born January 19th, 1894 in avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1958 at 64 years old in Montgeron (leukemia). [ref]
Aleksander Klumberg
Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (1899-1958).
Born April 17th, 1899 in Tallinn.
Died February 10th, 1958 at 58 years old in Tallinn.
Til Brugman
Dutch author, poet and linguist (1888-1958).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Amsterdam.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 69 years old in Gouda.
Carl Westergren
Olympic wrestler (1895–1958).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Malmö.
Died August 5th, 1958 at 62 years old in Malmö.
Charlotte Walker
American actress (1876-1958).
Born December 29th, 1876 in Galveston.
Died March 23rd, 1958 at 81 years old in Kerrville.
Enno Littmann
German orientalist (1875–1958).
Born September 16th, 1875 in Oldenburg.
Died May 4th, 1958 at 82 years old in Tübingen.
Ferdinand Bruckner
Austrian-german writer and theatre manager (1891-1958).
Born August 26th, 1891 in Sofia, Vienna.
Died December 5th, 1958 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Leon Orbeli
Soviet physiologist (1882–1958).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Tsaghkadzor.
Died December 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
André Bauchant
French painter (1873-1958).
Born April 23rd, 1873 in Château-Renault.
Died August 12th, 1958 at 85 years old in Montoire-sur-le-Loir.
Fyodor Gladkov
Russian-soviet writer.
Born June 21st, 1883 in Bolshaya Chernavka.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in Moscow (esophageal cancer).
Art Bisch
American racing driver.
Born November 10th, 1926 in Mesa.
Died July 4th, 1958 at 31 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Anni Swan
Finnish writer.
Born January 4th, 1875 in Helsinki.
Died March 24th, 1958 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Josep Clarà i Ayats
Catalan sculptor (1878–1958).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Olot.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Pat Harmon
American actor (1886-1958).
Born February 3rd, 1886 in Lewistown.
Died November 26th, 1958 at 72 years old in Riverside.
Gusto Gräser
German artist and writer (1879-1958).
Born February 16th, 1879 in Brașov.
Died October 27th, 1958 at 79 years old in Munich.
Constantin Brăiloiu
Romanian composer and ethnomusicoloigst (1893–1958).
Born August 13th, 1893 in Bucharest.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Jacob Fichman
Israeli poet (1881–1958).
Born November 25th, 1881 in Bălți.
Died May 18th, 1958 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv.
Paul Pilgrim
American athlete (1883–1958).
Born October 26th, 1883 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1958 at 74 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Gilbert Walker
British meteorologist.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Rochdale.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 90 years old in Coulsdon.
Alberto Marcovecchio
Argentine association football player (1893-1958).
Born March 6th, 1893 in Avellaneda.
Died February 28th, 1958 at 64 years old in Lanús.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz