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In the year 1958

454 Notable deaths

Carl Carls

German chess player (1880–1958).

Born September 16th, 1880 in Varel.

Died September 11th, 1958 at 77 years old in Bremen.

Alessandro Verde

Catholic cardinal (1865–1958).

Born March 27th, 1865 in Sant'Antimo.

Died March 29th, 1958 at 93 years old in Rome.

Oreste Puliti

Fencer (1891–1958).

Born February 18th, 1891 in Livorno.

Died February 5th, 1958 at 66 years old in Lucca.

Otto Roehm

Olympic wrestler (1882-1958).

Born August 2nd, 1882 in Hamilton.

Died May 1st, 1958 at 75 years old in Buffalo.

Dino Urbani

Italian fencer (1882-1958).

Born March 8th, 1882 in Livorno.

Died May 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Varese.

Goro Yamada

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born March 3rd, 1894 in Tokyo.

Died March 9th, 1958 at 64 years old [ref]

Arthur Fox

English-american fencer.

Born September 9th, 1878 in Cowes.

Died August 17th, 1958 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Nikolay Pukhov

Soviet general (1895–1958).

Born January 25th, 1895 in Grishovo.

Died March 28th, 1958 at 63 years old in Moscow.

Charles King

American athlete (1880–1958).

Born December 10th, 1880 in Senatobia.

Died February 19th, 1958 at 77 years old in Fort Worth.

Richard Byrd

American discus thrower.

Born May 16th, 1892 in Shiloh.

Died June 20th, 1958 at 66 years old

Deaths 381 to 390 of 454

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