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In the year 1958
434 Notable deaths
Roger Byrne
English footballer.
Born September 8th, 1929 in Gorton.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 28 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Maurice de Vlaminck
French painter (1876-1958).
Born April 4th, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rueil-la-Gadelière. [ref]
Johnston McCulley
American writer (1883-1958).
Born February 2nd, 1883 in Ottawa.
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1879–1958).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton.
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London.
Joseph Edward Davies
American diplomat (1876-1958).
Born November 29th, 1876 in Watertown.
Died May 9th, 1958 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Helen Twelvetrees
American actress (1908–1958).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1958 at 49 years old in Middletown (drug overdose).
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]
Jadunath Sarkar
Bengali historian (1870–1958).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Natore District.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Alfred Noyes
English poet (1880–1958).
Born September 16th, 1880 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 28th, 1958 at 77 years old in Ventnor.
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.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 434
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