In the year 1958

388 Notable deaths

Margaret Haig Thomas, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda

Essayist, autobiographer, suffragette (1883-1958).

Born June 12th, 1883 in Bayswater.

Died July 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in London.

Leon Orbeli

Armenian physiologist.

Born July 19th, 1882 in Tsaghkadzor.

Died December 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Alberto Marcovecchio

Argentinian association football player (1893-1958).

Born March 6th, 1893 in Avellaneda.

Died February 28th, 1958 at 64 years old in Lanús.

Pauls Stradiņš

Latvian physician.

Born January 17th, 1896 in Viesīte.

Died August 14th, 1958 at 62 years old in Riga.

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]

Elisabeth Tamm

Swedish politician.

Born June 30th, 1880 in Julita. [ref]

Died September 23rd, 1958 at 78 years old in Julita.

Walther Schreiber

German politician (1884-1958).

Born June 10th, 1884 in Pustleben.

Died June 30th, 1958 at 74 years old in West Berlin.

Charlotte Walker

American actress (1876-1958).

Born December 29th, 1876 in Galveston.

Died March 23rd, 1958 at 81 years old in Kerrville.

Art Bisch

American racing driver.

Born November 10th, 1926 in Mesa.

Died July 6th, 1958 at 31 years old in Atlanta.

Georges Lecomte

French writer (1867-1958).

Born July 9th, 1867 in Mâcon. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1958 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]

Deaths 281 to 290 of 388

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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan