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In the year 1958
503 Notable deaths
Emilie Demant Hatt
Danish artist (1873-1958).
Born January 21st, 1873 in Selde.
Died December 4th, 1958 at 85 years old in Frederiksberg.
Daniel Norling
Gymnast and equestrian (1888–1958).
Born January 16th, 1888 in Stockholm.
Died August 28th, 1958 at 70 years old in Malmö.
Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský
Slovak music educator and composer (1881-1958).
Born May 24th, 1881 in Trnava.
Died May 28th, 1958 at 77 years old in Bratislava.
Robert Lindsay
British sprinter (1890–1958).
Born April 18th, 1890 in London Borough of Wandsworth.
Died October 21st, 1958 at 68 years old in Battersea.
Harold Smith
Diver.
Born February 19th, 1909 in Ontario.
Died March 5th, 1958 at 49 years old in La Jolla.
Konstanty Rokicki
Polish consular officer, vice consul of the republic of poland in riga and bern, holocaust rescuer.
Born June 16th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1958 at 59 years old in Lucerne.
Eileen Hiscock
British athlete (1909-1958).
Born August 25th, 1909 in Blackheath.
Died September 3rd, 1958 at 49 years old in London.
Madelon Szekely-Lulofs
Dutch writer (1899–1958).
Born June 24th, 1899 in Surabaya.
Died May 22nd, 1958 at 58 years old in Amsterdam, Velsen.
Břetislav Bakala
Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1897-1958).
Born February 12th, 1897 in Fryšták. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1958 at 61 years old in Brno. [ref]
Harry Spanjer
Boxer (1873–1958).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Grand Rapids.
Died July 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in St. Petersburg.
Edgar Seligman
British artist and épée, foil, and sabre fencer (1867-1958).
Born April 14th, 1867 in San Francisco.
Died September 27th, 1958 at 91 years old in London.
James Wendell
Athletics competitor (1890-1958).
Born September 1st, 1890 in Schenectady.
Died November 22nd, 1958 at 68 years old in Philadelphia.
Markus Feldmann
Member of the swiss federal council (1897-1958).
Died November 3rd, 1958 at 61 years old in Bern.
Josephine Lovett
Screenwriter (1877-1958).
Born October 21st, 1877 in San Francisco.
Died September 17th, 1958 at 80 years old in Rancho Santa Fe.
Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Danish footballer (1889-1958).
Born November 10th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died July 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Frederikshavn.
Nikolaos Georgantas
Athletics competitor (1878–1958).
Born March 12th, 1880 in Steno. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 78 years old in Athens.
Robert Mercier
Footballer (1909-1958).
Born October 14th, 1909 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1958 at 48 years old in Blois. [ref]
Maria Jarema
Polish painter (1908–1958).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Staryi Sambir.
Died November 1st, 1958 at 49 years old in Kraków.
Rudolf Moralt
German musician (1902–1958).
Born February 26th, 1902 in Munich.
Died December 16th, 1958 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Gustaf Söderström
Swedish athlete (1865-1958).
Born November 25th, 1865 in Stockholm.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 92 years old in Lidingö.
George Fonder
Racecar driver.
Born June 22nd, 1917 in Elmhurst Township.
Died June 14th, 1958 at 40 years old in Hatfield.
Lili Berky
Hungarian actress (1886–1958).
Born March 15th, 1886 in Győr.
Died February 5th, 1958 at 71 years old in Budapest (disease).
Giovanni Micheletto
Italian racing cyclist.
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Sacile.
Died September 9th, 1958 at 69 years old in Sacile.
Francisco Pagazaurtundúa
Spanish footballer (1895-1958).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Santurtzi.
Died November 18th, 1958 at 63 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 503
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche