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In the year 1958
388 Notable deaths
Ruth Smith
Danish artist (1913-1958).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Vágur.
Died May 26th, 1958 at 45 years old in Vágur (drowning).
Jimmy Reece
Racecar driver.
Born November 17th, 1929 in Oklahoma City.
Died September 28th, 1958 at 28 years old in Trenton.
José María Caro Rodríguez
First chilean cardinal of the catholic church.
Born June 23rd, 1866 in Los Valles.
Died December 4th, 1958 at 92 years old in Santiago.
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini
Catholic cardinal (1876-1958).
Born April 3rd, 1876 in Zoppola. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Edward Peil
American film actor (1883-1958).
Born January 18th, 1883 in Racine.
Died December 29th, 1958 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Aleksander Klumberg
Estonian athlete (1899-1958).
Born April 17th, 1899 in Tallinn.
Died February 10th, 1958 at 58 years old in Tallinn.
Eduard Erdmann
German musician.
Born March 5th, 1896 in Cēsis. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1958 at 62 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Maurice Germot
French tennis player (1882-1958).
Born November 15th, 1882 in Vichy.
Died August 6th, 1958 at 75 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Herbie Fields
American jazz musician.
Born March 24th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died September 17th, 1958 at 39 years old in Miami (drug overdose). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 388
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