In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Tris Speaker
American baseball player (1888-1958).
Born April 4th, 1888 in Texas.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 70 years old in Texas (myocardial infarction).
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.
Died October 14th, 1958 at 76 years old in Brighton.
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born June 26th, 1893 in Scott County. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1958 at 65 years old in Chicago (cancer, esophageal 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]
Maurice Gamelin
French military officer (1872–1958).
Born September 20th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Paris.
Charles F. Kettering
American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents.
Born August 29th, 1876 in Loudonville.
Died November 25th, 1958 at 82 years old in Dayton. [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).
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, Duchess of Västergötland
Danish and swedish royal.
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Tommy Taylor
English footballer (1932–1958).
Born January 29th, 1932 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 26 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
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).
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist (1918–1958).
Born April 18th, 1918 in Angers.
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia).
Milutin Milanković
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer.
Born May 28th, 1879 in Dalj. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
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).
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 (2025/2028.
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Moguer- Andalucía. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1958 at 77 years old in San Juan Puerto Rico Temple. [ref]
Giacomo Balla
Italian artist (1871-1958).
Born July 18th, 1871 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1958 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lion Feuchtwanger
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1884 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Barbara Bennett
American actress.
Born August 13th, 1906 in Palisades Park.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 51 years old in Montreal.
Jesse Louis Lasky
American film producer and co-founder of paramount pictures (1880–1958).
Born September 13th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé