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In the year 1958
454 Notable deaths
Leo Blech
German opera composer and conductor.
Born April 21st, 1871 in Aachen. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1958 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marguerite Snow
American actress (1889-1958).
Born September 9th, 1889 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mabel Ballin
American actress (1887-1958).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Princess Alexandra of Anhalt
German noblewoman (1868-1958).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Dessau.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 90 years old in Schwetzingen.
Clara Thompson
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1893-1958).
Born October 3rd, 1893 in Providence.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in New York City.
Willis Rodney Whitney
American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the general electric company (1868-1958).
Born August 22nd, 1868 in Jamestown.
Died January 9th, 1958 at 89 years old in Schenectady.
Motonori Matuyama
Japanese geophysicist.
Born October 25th, 1884 in Oita Prefecture.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 73 years old in Japan.
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Ida Wüst
German actress (1884–1958).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Frankfurt.
Died October 4th, 1958 at 73 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Ataúlfo Argenta
Spanish musician (1913–1958).
Born November 19th, 1913 in Castro Urdiales.
Died January 21st, 1958 at 44 years old in Los Molinos (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 454
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