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In the year 1958
388 Notable deaths
Willie Applegarth
English sprinter (1890-1958).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Guisborough. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1958 at 68 years old in Schenectady.
Willis Rodney Whitney
American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the general electric company (1868-1958).
Born August 22nd, 1868 in Jamestown.
Died January 9th, 1958 at 89 years old in Schenectady.
Princess Alexandra of Anhalt
German noblewoman (1868-1958).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Dessau.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 90 years old in Schwetzingen.
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Member of the swiss federal council (1889-1958).
Born December 31st, 1889 in Cossonay.
Died April 11th, 1958 at 68 years old in Paris.
Robert Taylor Jones
American politician (1884-1958).
Born February 8th, 1884 in Rutledge.
Died June 11th, 1958 at 74 years old in Phoenix.
Ásgrímur Jónsson
Icelandic painter (1876-1958).
Born March 4th, 1876 in Iceland. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1958 at 82 years old in Reykjavík.
Alma Bennett
American actress (1904-1958).
Born April 9th, 1904 in Seattle.
Died September 16th, 1958 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Olaf Gulbransson
Norwegian artist (1873-1958).
Born May 26th, 1873 in Christiania. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Ivan Krasko
Czechoslovak politician, poet and chemist (1876-1958).
Born July 12th, 1876 in Lukovištia. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1958 at 81 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Josep Irla i Bosch
President of catalonia (1874-1958).
Born October 24th, 1874 in Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
Died September 19th, 1958 at 83 years old in Saint-Raphaël. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 388
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde