In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Marshall Neilan
American actor and filmmaker (1891–1958).
Born April 11th, 1891 in San Bernardino.
Died October 27th, 1958 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Mary Ritter Beard
American historian and women's suffrage activist.
Born August 5th, 1876 in Indianapolis.
Died August 14th, 1958 at 82 years old in Phoenix.
Douglas Hartree
British mathematician and physicist (1897-1958).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 60 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
Belgian royal (1872–1958).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 6th, 1958 at 85 years old in Namur.
Florian Znaniecki
Polish sociologist (1882–1958).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Świątniki. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1958 at 76 years old in Urbana (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Johannes R. Becher
German writer and politician (1891-1958).
Born May 22nd, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 67 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
José Pablo Moncayo García
Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor (1912-1958).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1958 at 45 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Zoë Akins
Playwright, poet, author.
Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.
Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
David Jack
English footballer (1898-1958).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Bolton.
Died September 10th, 1958 at 60 years old in Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth.
Thomas Orde-Lees
English explorer (1877-1958).
Born May 23rd, 1877 in Aachen.
Died December 1st, 1958 at 81 years old in Wellington.
Lew Brown
Russian-american tin pan alley lyricist, songwriter (1893-1958).
Born December 10th, 1893 in Odesa. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1958 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Cadogan Cowper
British artist (1877-1958).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Wicken.
Died November 17th, 1958 at 81 years old in Cirencester.
Joseph Klausner
Jewish historian.
Born August 14th, 1874 in Valkininkai. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Artur Rodziński
Polish conductor (1892-1958).
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Split.
Died November 27th, 1958 at 66 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Yardley
American cryptographer (1889–1958).
Born April 13th, 1889 in Worthington.
Died August 7th, 1958 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German actor (1898-1958).
Born May 5th, 1898 in Szczecin.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Nikolaos Tselementes
Greek chef (1878-1958).
Born March 2nd, 1878 in Athens.
Died March 2nd, 1958 at 80 years old in Athens.
Jōsei Toda
Japanese educator (1900–1958).
Born February 11th, 1900 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died April 2nd, 1958 at 58 years old in Tokyo.
Yokoyama Taikan
Japanese painter (1868-1958).
Born October 2nd, 1868 in Mito.
Died February 26th, 1958 at 89 years old in Taitō-ku.
Nereu Ramos
President of brazil (1888-1958).
Born September 3rd, 1888 in Lages.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 69 years old in São José dos Pinhais (aviation accident).
Karl Arnold
German politician (1901-1958).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Höfen (Warthausen).
Died June 29th, 1958 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf (myocardial infarction).
Pat O'Connor
Racecar driver (1928-1958).
Born October 9th, 1928 in North Vernon.
Died May 30th, 1958 at 29 years old in Indianapolis.
Walter Crickmer
English football manager (1899–1958).
Born December 17th, 1899 in Wigan. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1958 at 58 years old in Munich.
Richard Goldschmidt
German-american biologist (1878-1958).
Born April 12th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died April 24th, 1958 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Matthew M. Neely
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 9th, 1874 in Doddridge County.
Died January 18th, 1958 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach