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In the year 1958
453 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 453
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy