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In the year 1958
436 Notable deaths
Harvey Wood
English field hockey player (1885-1958).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Beverley.
Died December 18th, 1958 at 73 years old in Tynemouth.
Salomon Zeldenrust
Dutch fencer.
Born February 17th, 1884 in Amsterdam.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 74 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Louis Blaringhem
French botanist (1878-1958).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Locon.
Died January 1st, 1958 at 79 years old in Paris.
Sunao Tokunaga
Japanese novelist and writer (1899-1958).
Born January 20th, 1899 in Hanazono. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1958 at 59 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jalmari Eskola
Finnish long distance runner (1886-1958).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Karinainen.
Died January 7th, 1958 at 71 years old in Turku.
Arnfinn Heje
Norwegian sailor (1877-1958).
Born October 26th, 1877 in Oslo.
Died January 29th, 1958 at 80 years old
Ole Sørensen
Sailor.
Born September 22nd, 1883 in Stokke Municipality.
Died February 25th, 1958 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Arthur Hermann
Olympic gymnast (1893–1958).
Born October 16th, 1893 in Mulhouse.
Died March 28th, 1958 at 64 years old in Belfort.
William Hirons
British tug of war competitor.
Born June 15th, 1871 in Wolston.
Died January 5th, 1958 at 86 years old in Nottingham.
Claës Rundberg
Sport shooter (1874-1958).
Born November 14th, 1874.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 83 years old in Säby församling, Linköpings stift.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 436
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney