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In the year 1958
454 Notable deaths
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.
Died September 11th, 1958 at 57 years old in Dresden.
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.
Erwin Bauer
German formula one driver (1912-1958).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Stuttgart.
Died June 3rd, 1958 at 45 years old in Cologne.
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]
Ruth Smith
Danish artist (1913-1958).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Vágur.
Died May 26th, 1958 at 45 years old in Vágur (drowning).
Eino Kaila
Finnish philosopher and psychologist (1890-1958).
Born August 9th, 1890 in Alajärvi. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1958 at 67 years old in Kirkkonummi. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 454
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon