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In the year 1958
453 Notable deaths
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).
Marcel Cachin
French politician (1869-1958).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Paimpol.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 88 years old in Choisy-le-Roi.
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