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In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Roger Byrne
English footballer (1929–1958).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Gorton.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 28 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Maurice de Vlaminck
French painter (1876-1958).
Born April 4th, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rueil-la-Gadelière.
Johnston McCulley
American writer (1883-1958).
Born February 2nd, 1883 in Ottawa.
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1879–1958).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton.
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London.
Joseph Edward Davies
American diplomat (1876-1958).
Born November 29th, 1876 in Watertown.
Died May 9th, 1958 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Helen Twelvetrees
American actress (1908–1958).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1958 at 49 years old in Middletown (drug overdose).
Norman Bel Geddes
American theatrical and industrial designer (1893–1958).
Born April 21st, 1893 in Adrian.
Died May 8th, 1958 at 65 years old in Manhattan.
Jadunath Sarkar
Bengali historian (1870–1958).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Natore District.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Alfred Noyes
English poet (1880–1958).
Born September 16th, 1880 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 28th, 1958 at 77 years old in Ventnor.
Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist (1873-1958).
Born March 25th, 1873 in Mainz.
Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in New York City, Mohegan Colony.
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American writer.
Born August 12th, 1876 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Weber
German economist and sociologist.
Born July 30th, 1868 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken
Irish-born british politician and peer (1901-1958).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Templemore.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 57 years old in London (esophageal cancer).
John Marshall
British archaeologist (1876–1958).
Born March 19th, 1876 in Chester.
Died August 17th, 1958 at 82 years old in Guildford.
Eddie Colman
English footballer (1936-1958).
Born November 1st, 1936 in Salford.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Petru Groza
46th prime minister of romania (1945-1952).
Born December 7th, 1884 in Băcia. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1958 at 73 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Billy Whelan
Irish footballer (1935–1958).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Dublin.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Robert Cecil
Lawyer, politician and diplomat in the united kingdom (1864-1958).
Born September 14th, 1864 in Cavendish Square.
Died November 24th, 1958 at 94 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Michele Navarra
Italian mafiosa (1905–1958).
Born January 5th, 1905 in Corleone.
Died August 2nd, 1958 at 53 years old in Corleone.
Geoff Bent
English footballer (1932-1958).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Salford.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 25 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Billy Meredith
Welsh footballer.
Born July 30th, 1874 in Chirk.
Died April 19th, 1958 at 83 years old in Manchester.
Lucien Lelong
French fashion designer (1889–1958).
Born October 11th, 1889 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1958 at 68 years old in Anglet (myocardial infarction).
David Pegg
English footballer (1935-1958).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Highfields.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Rudolf Laban
Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.
Mark Jones
English footballer, born 1933.
Born June 15th, 1933 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 24 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
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