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In the year 1958

408 Notable deaths

Kurt Neumann

American film director.

Born April 5th, 1908 in Nuremberg. [ref]

Died August 21st, 1958 at 50 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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]

Evgeny Shvarts

Russian writer (1896-1958).

Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.

Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).

Bart van der Leck

Dutch painter, designer and ceramist (1876-1958).

Born November 26th, 1876 in Utrecht. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1958 at 81 years old in Blaricum. [ref]

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı

Turkish politician (1884-1958).

Born December 2nd, 1884 in Skopje.

Died November 2nd, 1958 at 73 years old in Istanbul.

Herbert Brenon

Irish film director (1880-1958).

Born January 13th, 1880 in Dublin.

Died June 21st, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

Archie Scott Brown

British racecar driver.

Born May 13th, 1927 in Paisley.

Died May 19th, 1958 at 31 years old in Heusy (traffic collision).

László Hudec

Hungarian-slovakian architect (1893-1958).

Born January 8th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1958 at 65 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Peter Whitehead

English racing driver (1914-1958).

Born November 12th, 1914 in Yorkshire.

Died September 21st, 1958 at 43 years old in France.

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).

Deaths 181 to 190 of 408

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