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In the year 1958
434 Notable deaths
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]
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
Belgian royal (1872–1958).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 6th, 1958 at 85 years old in Namur.
Florian Znaniecki
Polish sociologist (1882–1958).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Świątniki. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1958 at 76 years old in Urbana (cardiovascular disease). [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]
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]
Zoë Akins
Playwright, poet, author.
Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.
Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Thomas Orde-Lees
English explorer (1877-1958).
Born May 23rd, 1877 in Aachen.
Died December 1st, 1958 at 81 years old in Wellington.
Lew Brown
Russian-american tin pan alley lyricist, songwriter (1893-1958).
Born December 10th, 1893 in Odesa. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1958 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Cadogan Cowper
British artist (1877-1958).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Wicken.
Died November 17th, 1958 at 81 years old in Cirencester.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 434
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