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In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Bill Goodwin
American actor (1910-1958).
Born July 28th, 1910 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1958 at 47 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Samuel Hopkins Adams
American investigative journalist (1871-1958).
Born January 26th, 1871 in Dunkirk.
Died November 16th, 1958 at 87 years old in Beaufort. [ref]
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Bavarian prince.
Born May 10th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died April 5th, 1958 at 73 years old in Madrid.
José Miaja
Spanish general (1878-1958).
Born April 20th, 1878 in Oviedo.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Ismail Marzuki
Indonesian composer of patriotic songs.
Born May 11th, 1914 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1958 at 44 years old in Jakarta.
Tarak Nath Das
Indian revolutionary (1884–1958).
Born June 15th, 1884 in Majhi Para.
Died December 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in New York City.
Anton Reinthaller
Austrian member of the nazi party (1895–1958).
Born April 14th, 1895 in Mettmach. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1958 at 62 years old in Mettmach. [ref]
Wilhelm Zaisser
German politician (1893-1958).
Born June 20th, 1893 in Rotthausen.
Died March 3rd, 1958 at 64 years old in East Berlin.
Mikhail Zoshchenko
Soviet writer.
Born August 9th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg, Poltava.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Abd al-Ilah
Regent and crown prince of iraq (1913–1958).
Born November 14th, 1913 in Ta'if.
Died July 14th, 1958 at 44 years old in Al Rehab Palace (mass shooting).
Thurston Hall
Actor (1882-1958).
Born May 10th, 1882 in Boston.
Died February 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
French prime minister (1889-1958).
Born April 12th, 1889 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 13th, 1958 at 69 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Roger Martin du Gard
French writer (1881–1958).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died August 22nd, 1958 at 77 years old in Château du Tertre.
Jane Wolfe
American silent film character actress and thelemite (1875-1958).
Born March 21st, 1875 in St. Petersburg.
Died March 29th, 1958 at 83 years old in Glendale.
George Jean Nathan
American drama critic and magazine editor (1882–1958).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Fort Wayne.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 76 years old in New York City.
Slobodan Jovanović
Serbian jurist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and literary critic.
Born December 3rd, 1869 in Novi Sad.
Died December 12th, 1958 at 89 years old in London.
Varvara Stepanova
Russian artist (1894-1958).
Born November 9th, 1894 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1958 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Vittorio Ambrosio
Italian army officer (1879-1958).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Turin.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 79 years old in Alassio.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
American author and social activist (1879–1958).
Born February 17th, 1879 in Lawrence.
Died November 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Arlington.
Priscilla Lawson
Actress (1914-1958).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Indianapolis.
Died August 27th, 1958 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (ulcer).
Alliott Verdon Roe
English aviation pioneer (1877-1958).
Born April 26th, 1877 in Manchester.
Died January 4th, 1958 at 80 years old in Portsmouth.
Carl Brisson
Danish actor (1893–1958).
Born December 24th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died September 26th, 1958 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Samuel Stritch
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Florent Schmitt
French composer (1870-1958).
Born September 28th, 1870 in Blâmont.
Died August 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Kurt Alder
German chemist.
Born July 10th, 1902 in Chorzów. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1958 at 55 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 458
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