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In the year 1958
453 Notable deaths
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]
Marshall Neilan
American actor and filmmaker.
Born April 11th, 1891 in San Bernardino. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1958 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 453
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