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In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Rudolf Roessler
German spy for the soviet union (1897–1958).
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Kaufbeuren.
Died December 11th, 1958 at 61 years old in Kriens.
Virginia Pearson
American stage and film actress (1886-1958).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Anchorage.
Died June 6th, 1958 at 72 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
Lionel Giles
British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958).
Born December 29th, 1875 in Sutton.
Died January 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old
Henri Farman
French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer (1874-1958).
Born May 26th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1958 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Evgeny Shvarts
Russian writer (1896-1958).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Neumann
American film director (1908–1958).
Born April 5th, 1898 in Nuremberg.
Died August 21st, 1958 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician (1902–1958).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Boonville.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 56 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Konstantin Yuon
Russian painter (1875-1958).
Born October 24th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died April 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
Turkish politician (1884–1958).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Skopje.
Died November 2nd, 1958 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Marcelle Meyer
French pianist.
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1958 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Herbert Brenon
Irish film director and screenwriter (1880-1958).
Born January 13th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Józef Lipski
Polish diplomat (1894-1958).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Charles Langbridge Morgan
British writer (1894-1958).
Born January 22nd, 1894 in Bromley. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1958 at 64 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Salama Musa
Egyptian newspaper editor (1887–1958).
Born February 4th, 1887 in Zagazig.
Died August 4th, 1958 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja
Albanian politician (1887-1958).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Krujë. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1958 at 71 years old in Niagara Falls.
Tala Birell
Austrian film actress (1907–1958).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 50 years old in Landstuhl (cancer).
Soepomo
Government ministers of indonesia (1903-1958).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Sukoharjo.
Died September 12th, 1958 at 55 years old in Jakarta.
Fritz Arno Wagner
German cinematographer (1889-1958).
Born December 5th, 1889 in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig.
Died August 18th, 1958 at 68 years old in Göttingen (traffic collision).
Peter Whitehead
English racing driver (1914-1958).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Yorkshire.
Died September 21st, 1958 at 43 years old in France.
Herbert Heyes
Actor (1889-1958).
Born August 3rd, 1889 in Vader.
Died May 31st, 1958 at 68 years old in North Hollywood.
Vítězslav Nezval
Czech poet, writer and translator.
Born May 26th, 1900 in Biskoupky. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1958 at 57 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir
Egyptian scholar and sharia judge (1892–1958).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died June 14th, 1958 at 66 years old in Cairo.
Albert E. Smith
English stage magician, film director and producer; naturalized american.
Born June 4th, 1875 in Faversham.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Gordon Griffith
American actor and film producer (1907-1958).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died October 12th, 1958 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
László Hudec
Hungarian-slovakian architect (1893-1958).
Born January 8th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 65 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 458
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