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In the year 1958
407 Notable deaths
Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist (1873-1958).
Born March 25th, 1873 in Mainz. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in Westchester County.
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]
Helen Twelvetrees
Actress from the united states (1908-1958).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1958 at 49 years old in Middletown (drug overdose).
Alfred Noyes
English poet (1880–1958).
Born September 16th, 1880 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 28th, 1958 at 77 years old in Ventnor.
Roger Byrne
English footballer.
Born September 8th, 1929 in Gorton.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 28 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American writer.
Born August 12th, 1876 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
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.
Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken
Irish-born british politician and peer (1901-1958).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Templemore.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 57 years old in London (esophageal cancer).
Norman Bel Geddes
American theatrical and industrial designer.
Born April 21st, 1893 in Adrian. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1958 at 65 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 407
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