In the year 1958
434 Notable deaths
Peter Whitehead
English racing driver (1914-1958).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Yorkshire.
Died September 21st, 1958 at 43 years old in France.
Herbert Heyes
Actor (1889-1958).
Born August 3rd, 1889 in Vader.
Died May 31st, 1958 at 68 years old in North Hollywood.
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]
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir
Egyptian scholar and sharia judge (1892–1958).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died June 14th, 1958 at 66 years old in Cairo.
Albert E. Smith
English stage magician, film director and producer; naturalized american.
Born June 4th, 1875 in Faversham.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
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).
László Hudec
Hungarian-slovakian architect (1893-1958).
Born January 8th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 65 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Marcel Cachin
French politician (1869-1958).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Paimpol.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 88 years old in Choisy-le-Roi.
Archie Scott Brown
British racecar driver.
Born May 13th, 1927 in Paisley.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 31 years old in Heusy (traffic collision).
Bart van der Leck
Dutch painter, designer and ceramist (1876-1958).
Born November 26th, 1876 in Utrecht.
Died November 13th, 1958 at 81 years old in Blaricum. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 434
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs