In the year 1958

388 Notable deaths

Zoë Akins

Playwright, poet, author.

Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville. [ref]

Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Oscar Torp

23rd prime minister of norway.

Born June 8th, 1893 in Skjeberg.

Died May 1st, 1958 at 64 years old in Oslo (cerebral hemorrhage).

Paul Rivet

French ethnologist (1876-1958).

Born May 7th, 1876 in Wasigny.

Died March 21st, 1958 at 81 years old in Paris.

Joseph Holbrooke

English composer, conductor, and pianist.

Born July 5th, 1878 in Croydon. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1958 at 80 years old in London. [ref]

Wanda Gertz

Polish soldier.

Born April 13th, 1896 in Warsaw.

Died November 10th, 1958 at 62 years old in London.

Miklós Gimes

Hungarian politician (1917-1958).

Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).

Hugo Häring

German architect.

Born May 11th, 1882 in Biberach an der Riss. [ref]

Died May 17th, 1958 at 76 years old in Göppingen. [ref]

Henri Béraud

French writer (1885-1958).

Born September 21st, 1885 in Lyon. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1958 at 73 years old in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines.

John R. Swanton

American anthropologist and linguist.

Born February 19th, 1873 in Gardiner. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Newton. [ref]

Fernando de Fuentes

Mexican film director.

Born December 13th, 1894 in Veracruz.

Died July 4th, 1958 at 63 years old in Mexico City.

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