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In the year 1958
388 Notable deaths
Jane Wolfe
American silent film character actress and thelemite (1875-1958).
Born March 21st, 1875 in St. Petersburg.
Died March 29th, 1958 at 83 years old in Glendale.
Carl Brisson
Danish actor (1893-1958).
Born December 24th, 1893 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1958 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Florent Schmitt
French composer (1870-1958).
Born September 28th, 1870 in Blâmont. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
José Pablo Moncayo García
Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor (1912-1958).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1958 at 45 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Mary Ritter Beard
American historian and women's suffrage activist.
Born August 5th, 1876 in Indianapolis.
Died August 14th, 1958 at 82 years old in Phoenix.
David Jack
English footballer (1898-1958).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Bolton.
Died September 10th, 1958 at 60 years old in Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth.
Alliott Verdon Roe
English aviation pioneer (1877-1958).
Born April 26th, 1877 in Manchester.
Died January 4th, 1958 at 80 years old in Portsmouth.
Douglas Hartree
British mathematician and physicist (1897-1958).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1958 at 60 years old in Cambridge (heart failure). [ref]
Samuel Stritch
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Johannes R. Becher
German writer and politician (1891-1958).
Born May 22nd, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 67 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 388
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