In the year 1958
503 Notable deaths
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Indian poet (1878-1958).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Malappuram.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Kerala.
Robert W. Service
Canadian poet and writer (1874-1958).
Born January 16th, 1874 in Preston.
Died September 11th, 1958 at 84 years old in Lancieux.
Edna Purviance
Actress (1895-1958).
Born October 21st, 1895 in Paradise Valley.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 62 years old in Hollywood (laryngeal cancer).
G. E. Moore
English philosopher (1873–1958).
Born November 4th, 1873 in Upper Norwood.
Died October 24th, 1958 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Douglas Mawson
Australian geologist and explorer of the antarctic (1882-1958).
Born May 5th, 1882 in Shipley. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1958 at 76 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Robert Earl Hughes
American entertainer (1926–1958).
Born June 4th, 1926 in Monticello.
Died July 10th, 1958 at 32 years old in Bremen (kidney failure).
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958).
Born June 26th, 1903 in Scott County.
Died August 15th, 1958 at 55 years old in Chicago (cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer).
Maurice Gamelin
French military officer (1872–1958).
Born September 20th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Paris.
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Civil rights activist from alaska (1911–1958).
Born July 4th, 1911 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1958 at 47 years old in Juneau (cancer). [ref]
Peter Collins
British racing driver (1931-1958).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Kidderminster.
Died August 3rd, 1958 at 26 years old in Bonn.
Christabel Pankhurst
Suffragette, co-founder of the women's social and political union, editor (1880-1958).
Born September 22nd, 1880 in Trafford. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
H. B. Warner
English film and theatre actor (1876–1958).
Born October 26th, 1876 in London.
Died December 21st, 1958 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Charles F. Kettering
American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents (1876–1958).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Loudonville.
Died November 25th, 1958 at 82 years old in Dayton. [ref]
Henry F. Phillips
American businessman (1889–1958).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Bolivar. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Portland. [ref]
James Michael Curley
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 83 years old in Boston.
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
Danish and swedish royal.
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Faisal II of Iraq
King of iraq from 4 april 1939 until 1958.
Born May 2nd, 1935 in Baghdad.
Died July 14th, 1958 at 23 years old in Al Rehab Palace (mass shooting).
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prussian prince (1888-1958).
Born July 27th, 1888 in Marmorpalais.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 69 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).
Tommy Taylor
English footballer (1932–1958).
Born January 29th, 1932 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 26 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Milutin Milanković
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer (1879–1958).
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist (1918–1958).
Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers.
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia).
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
Russian noble (1890–1958).
Born April 18th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Constance (pneumonia).
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
Viktor Schauberger
Austrian philosopher and inventor.
Born June 30th, 1885 in Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 73 years old in Linz.
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Spanish poet (1881–1958).
Born December 23rd, 1881 in Moguer. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1958 at 76 years old in San Juan Puerto Rico Temple. [ref]
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur