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In the year 1958
436 Notable deaths
Knut Lundmark
Swedish astronomer.
Died April 23rd, 1958 at 68 years old in Lunds Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Myriam Harry
Pen name of maria rosette shapira (april 1869 (some sources say 1875) – march 10, 1958), a french journalist and writer.
Born February 21st, 1869 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1958 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Petr Bezruč
Czech poet and short story writer (1867–1958).
Born September 15th, 1867 in Opava. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1958 at 90 years old in Olomouc. [ref]
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.
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]
Richard Kauffmann
Architect and town planner.
Born June 20th, 1887 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1958 at 70 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Reinhold Schneider
German poet.
Born May 13th, 1903 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1958 at 54 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Hans Grundig
German artist (1901-1958).
Born February 19th, 1901 in Dresden. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1958 at 57 years old in Dresden. [ref]
John Pius Boland
Irish politician (1870-1958).
Born September 16th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died March 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Westminster.
Robert Grimm
Swiss politician (1881-1958).
Born April 16th, 1881 in Wald.
Died March 8th, 1958 at 76 years old in Bern.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 436
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson