In the year 1958
458 Notable deaths
Marcel Cachin
French politician (1869-1958).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Paimpol.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 88 years old in Choisy-le-Roi.
Archie Scott Brown
British racecar driver.
Born May 13th, 1927 in Paisley.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 31 years old in Heusy (traffic collision).
Bart van der Leck
Dutch painter, designer and ceramist (1876-1958).
Born November 26th, 1876 in Utrecht.
Died November 13th, 1958 at 81 years old in Blaricum. [ref]
Otto Witte
German circus acrobat and fantasist (1872-1958).
Born October 16th, 1872 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 13th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Robert Greig
American/australian actor (1879-1958).
Born December 27th, 1879 in Melbourne.
Died June 27th, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Miklós Gimes
Hungarian politician (1917–1958).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Ethel Turner
Australian writer (1872–1958).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Doncaster.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 86 years old in Sydney.
Isidor Philipp
French pianist, composer and pedagogue (1863-1958).
Born September 2nd, 1863 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1958 at 94 years old in Paris.
Wells Coates
Canadian architect (1895–1958).
Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Isidora Sekulić
Serbian writer (1877–1958).
Born February 16th, 1877 in Mošorin.
Died April 5th, 1958 at 81 years old in Belgrade.
Clarence DeMar
American marathon runner.
Born June 7th, 1888 in Madeira.
Died June 11th, 1958 at 70 years old in Reading.
Oscar Torp
23rd prime minister of norway.
Born June 8th, 1893 in Skjeberg.
Died May 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Oslo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
American author (1873–1958).
Born September 22nd, 1873 in Cambridge.
Died June 4th, 1958 at 84 years old in Portsmouth.
Dwight H. Green
American politician (1897-1958).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Ligonier.
Died February 20th, 1958 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Andrija Štampar
Croatian physician (1888-1958).
Born September 1st, 1888 in Brodski Drenovac.
Died June 26th, 1958 at 69 years old in Zagreb.
Erich Köhler
German politician, president of the bundestag (1892-1958).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Erfurt.
Died October 23rd, 1958 at 66 years old in Wiesbaden.
Daniel Garber
American artist (1880-1958).
Born April 11th, 1880 in North Manchester. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1958 at 78 years old in Cuttalossa (falling from height). [ref]
Edward Mooney
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 9th, 1882 in Mount Savage.
Died October 25th, 1958 at 76 years old in Rome.
Burton Holmes
American traveler and filmmaker (1870–1958).
Born January 8th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Rivet
French ethnologist (1876-1958).
Born May 7th, 1876 in Wasigny.
Died March 21st, 1958 at 81 years old in Paris.
Karl Fischer
German chemist (1901-1958).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Munich.
Died April 16th, 1958 at 57 years old in Munich.
Joseph Holbrooke
English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Born July 5th, 1878 in Croydon. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1958 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
John R. Swanton
American anthropologist and linguist (1873-1958).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Gardiner.
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Newton.
Henri Béraud
French writer (1885-1958).
Born September 21st, 1885 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1958 at 73 years old in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines. [ref]
Fernando de Fuentes
Mexican film director (1894–1958).
Born December 13th, 1894 in Veracruz.
Died July 4th, 1958 at 63 years old in Mexico City.
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