Famous People Who Died in July 1958

  • Jul 1 Harry Nicholls Holmes, American chemist (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
  • Jul 1 Rudolf von Laban, Czech-German choreographer (modern dance), dies at 78
  • Jul 2 Joe Jeannette, American boxer (world coloured champion 1909), dies at 78
  • Jul 4 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright and poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79
  • Jul 5 Frank Burge, Australian rugby league forward (13 Tests, 26 games NSW; Glebe, St. George; RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, North Sydney, Western Suburbs, Newtown), dies of a heart attack at 63
  • Jul 6 Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdam's Joffers), dies at 89
  • Jul 7 Raymond Hackett, American husband of Blanche Sweet and actor (Faithless Lover), dies at 55
  • Jul 11 Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69
  • Jul 13 Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on his 81st birthday
  • Jul 14 'Abd al-Ilah, crown prince of Iraq, assassinated at Baghdad during the revolution at 44
  • Jul 14 Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), son of Ghasi I, assassinated during the revolution at Baghdad at 23
  • Jul 14 Franciscus J. Feron, vicaris-general of Roermond, dies at 62
  • Jul 14 René Guillou, French organist and composer (L'Autre mère), dies at 55
  • Jul 15 Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident
  • Jul 15 Nuri al-Said, Iraqi politician, 8-time Prime Minister of Iraq, assassinated while trying to escape during the revolution at 69

Henri Farman (1874-1958)

Jul 17 British-French aviator who broke several aviation records, dies at 84

  • Jul 18 John Gobau, Flemish actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights, The Cross-Patch), dies at 67
  • Jul 19 Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became heaviest known human (485 kg), dies at 32
  • Jul 20 Franklin Pangborn, American actor (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living), dies at 69
  • Jul 22 Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies
  • Jul 22 Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian author and satirist, dies at 62
  • Jul 25 Harry Warner, US movie pioneer (Warner Bros), dies at 81
  • Jul 27 Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), dies at 64
  • Jul 28 Walter Andrae, German archaeologist (helped steal Ishtar Gate), dies at 81
  • Jul 29 Charles O'Malley, American actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61
  • Jul 30 Alexander Albrecht, Slovak composer, dies at 72
  • Jul 31 Eino Kaila, Finnish psychologist and philosopher, dies at 67