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In the year 1958
434 Notable deaths
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia). [ref]
Milutin Milanković
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer.
Born May 28th, 1879 in Dalj. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
Russian noble.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Konstanz (pneumonia). [ref]
Viktor Schauberger
Austrian philosopher and inventor.
Born June 30th, 1885 in Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 73 years old in Linz.
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Spanish poet (2025/2028.
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Moguer- Andalucía. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1958 at 77 years old in San Juan Puerto Rico Temple. [ref]
Giacomo Balla
Italian artist (1871-1958).
Born July 18th, 1871 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1958 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lion Feuchtwanger
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1884 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Barbara Bennett
American actress.
Born August 13th, 1906 in Palisades Park.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 51 years old in Montreal.
Jesse Louis Lasky
American film producer and co-founder of paramount pictures (1880–1958).
Born September 13th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 434
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black