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Name Dates Age Cause of Death
Ataulfo Argenta
ATAÚLFO ARGENTA
= SPANISH =
= Conductor and Pianist =
Born: ATAÚLFO EXUPERIO MARTÍN DE ARGENTA MAZA
19 November 1913
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, SPAIN
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Died:
20 January 1958
Los Molinos, SPAIN
44 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Louis Brownstein
LEW BROWN
= AMERICAN =
= Lyricist =
Born: LOUIS BROWNSTEIN
10 December 1893
Odessa, RUSSIAN EMPIRE
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Died:
5 February 1958
New York City, USA
64  
John Harvey Gahan
JOHN HARVEY GAHAN
= CANADIAN =
= Violinist, Songwriter and Actor =
Born: JOHN HARVEY GERALD GAHAN
20 August 1888
Orangeville, Ontario, CANADA
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Died:
24 March 1958
Los Angeles, California, USA
69  
Tom Brown
TOM P. BROWN
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Trombonist =
Born:
3 June 1888
Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
25 March 1958
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
69  
W C Handy
W. C. HANDY
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Composer =
Born: WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY
16 November 1873
Florence, Alabama, USA
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Died:
28 March 1958
New York City, USA
84 Bronchial Pneumonia
Bretislav Bakala
BRETISLAV BAKALA
= CZECH =
= Pianist, Conductor and Composer =
Born:
12 February 1897
Fryšták, Moravia,
CZECH REPUBLIC
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Died:
1 April 1958
Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
61  
ALFRED BRYAN
= CANADIAN =
= Lyricist =
Born:
15 September 1871
Brantford, Ontario, CANADA
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Died:
1 April 1958
Gladstone, New Jersey, USA
86  
TUDOR DAVIES
= WELSH =
= Operatic Tenor =
Born:
12 November 1892
Cymmer, near Porth, SOUTH WALES
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Died:
2 April 1958
Penault, Monmouthshire, WALES
65 After surgery for a Liver Condition
Chuck Willis
CHUCK WILLIS
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter =
Born: HAROLD JEROME WILLIS
31 January 1926 or 1928
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Died:
10 April 1958
Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 or 32 During Surgery for
Stomach Ulcer
MARGARET BURKE SHERIDAN
= IRISH =
= Operatic Soprano =
Born:
15 October 1889
Castlebar, County Mayo, IRELAND
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Died:
16 April 1958
Dublin, IRELAND
68  
Irma Baltuttis
IRMA BALTUTTIS
= GERMAN =
= Singer and Entertainer =
Born: ELSBETH JOHANNA IRMA BALTUTTIS
28 September 1920
Leutzsch district of Leipzig, GERMANY
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Died:
20 May 1958
Leipzig, GERMANY
37 Ruled Suicide,
but
Suspected Murder
HENRI PENSIS
= LUXEMBOURGISH =
= Violinist, Conductor and Composer =
Born:
3 November 1900
Pfaffenthal quarter of Luxembourg City,
LUXEMBOURG
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Died:
1 June 1958
57  
Georges Boulanger
GEORGES BOULANGER
= ROMANIAN =
= Composer, Conductor and Violinist =
Born: GEORGE PANTAZI
18 April 1893
Tulcea, ROMANIA
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Died:
3 June 1958
Olivos, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
65  
Maud Nugent
MAUDE NUGENT
= AMERICAN =
= Singer and Composer =
Born:
12 January 1873 or 1874
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Died:
3 June 1958
New York, USA
81  
JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO
= MEXICAN =
= Percussionist and Composer =
Born: JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO GARCÍA
29 June 1912
Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEXICO
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Died:
16 June 1958
295 Amsterdam Avenue, Mexico City, MEXICO
45  
ELFRIEDE TRÖTSCHEL
= GERMAN =
= Operatic Soprano =
Born:
11 December 1913
Dresden, GERMANY
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Died:
20 June 1958
Berlin, GERMANY
44 Cancer
EDUARD ERDMANN
= BALTIC GERMAN =
= Pianist and Composer =
Born:
5 March 1896
Wenden (Cēsis) in the Governorate of Livonia,
GERMANY
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Died:
21 June 1958
Hamburg, GERMANY
62 Heart Attack
Armas Jarnefelt
ARMAS JÄRNEFELT
= FINNISH =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born: EDVARD ARMAS JÄRNEFELT
14 August 1869
Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of FINLAND
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Died:
23 June 1958
Stockholm, SWEDEN
88  
Marie Sundelius
MARIE SUNDELIUS
= SWEDISH-AMERICAN =
= Operatic Soprano =
Born: MARIE SUNDBORG
4 February 1882
Karlstad, SWEDEN
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Died:
27 June 1958
Boston, USA
74  
KARL ERB
= GERMAN =
= Operatic Tenor and Lieder Singer =
Born:
13 July 1877
Ravensburg, GERMANY
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Died:
10 July 1958
Ravensburg, GERMANY
81  
EUGÈNE GOOSSENS, fils
= FRENCH-born =
= Violinist and Conductor =
Born:
28 January 1867
Bordeaux, FRANCE
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Died:
31 July 1958
91  
Joseph Holbrooke
JOSEPH HOLBROOKE
= ENGLISH =
= Composer, Conductor and Pianist =
Born: JOSEPH CHARLES HOLBROOKE
5 July 1878
Croydon, Surrey, ENGLAND
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Died:
5 August 1958
80  
Big Bill Broonzy
BIG BILL BROONZY
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Musician and Composer =
Born: LEE CONLEY BRADLEY
26 June 1893 or 1903 (disputed)
Lake Dick, Arkansas, USA
or
Scott, Mississippi, USA
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Died:
14/15 August 1958
Chicago, Illinois, USA
65 Suffering from Throat Cancer
Florent Schmitt
FLORENT SCHMITT
= FRENCH =
= Composer =
Born:
28 September 1870
Meurthe-et-Moselle, FRANCE
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Died:
17 August 1958
Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRANCE
87  
Stevan Hristic
STEVAN HRISTIĆ
= SERBIAN =
= Composer, Conductor, Pedagogue, and Music Writer =
Born:
19 June 1885

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Died:
21 August 1958
73  

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
= ENGLISH =
= Composer =
Born:
12 October 1872
Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
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Died:
26 August 1958
Hanover Terrace, London, ENGLAND
85  
Yvonne Arnaud
YVONNE ARNAUD
= FRENCH-born =
= Pianist, Singer and Actress
Born: GERMAINE YVONNE ARNAUD
20 December 1890
Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, FRANCE
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Died:
20 September 1958
Guildford, Surrey, ENGLAND, UK
67  
Martin Shaw
MARTIN SHAW
= ENGLISH =
= Composer, Conductor and =
= (in his early life) Theatre Producer =
Born: MARTIN EDWARD FALLAS SHAW
9 March 1875
London, ENGLAND
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Died:
24 October 1958
Southwold, Suffolk, ENGLAND
83  
Artie Matthews
ARTIE MATTHEWS
= AFRICAN-AMERICAN =
= Ragtime Composer and Songwriter =
Born:
15 November 1888
Braidwood, Illinois, USA
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Died:
25 October 1958
69  
JOHN WOOLDRIDGE
= BRITISH =
= Film Composer =
Born: JOHN DE LACY WOOLDRIDGE
18 July 1919
Yokohama, JAPAN
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Died:
27 October 1958
(buried at) St Lawrence's Church Cholesbury,
Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND
39 Car Accident
VASSILI NEBOLSIN
= RUSSIAN =
= Conductor =
Born: VASSILI VASSILYEVICH NEBOLSIN
30 May 1898

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Died:
29 October 1958
60  
HARRY REVEL
= ENGLISH =
= Composer of Musicals =
Born:
21 December 1905
London, ENGLAND
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Died:
3 November 1958
New York, USA
52  
Tiny Bradshaw
TINY BRADSHAW
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz and Blues Musician =
Born: MYRON CARLTON BRADSHAW
23 September 1907
Youngstown, Ohio, USA
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Died:
26 November 1958
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
51 Stroke
Artur Rodzinski
ARTUR RODZIŃSKI
= POLISH =
= Conductor =
Born:
1 January 1892
Split, Dalmatia, CROATIA
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Died:
27 November 1958
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
66  
Boots Mallory
BOOTS MALLORY
= AMERICAN =
= Film Actress, Dancer and Model =
Born: PATRICIA MALLORY
22 October 22, 1913
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
1 December 1958
Santa Monica, California, USA
45 Chronic Throat Disease
Julia Lee
JULIA LEE
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Singer =
Born:
31 October 1902
Boonville, Missouri, USA
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Died:
8 December 1958
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
56 Heart Attack
PAUL BAZELAIRE
= FRENCH =
= Cellist and Composer =
Born:
4 March 1886
Sedan, Ardennes, FRANCE
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Died:
11 December 1958
72  
Eva Guathier
ÉVA GAUTHIER
= CANADIAN-AMERICAN =
= Operatic Mezzo-Soprano and Voice Teacher =
Born:
20 September 1885
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
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Died:
20 December 1958
73  
Doris Humphrey
DORIS HUMPHREY
= AMERICAN =
= Dancer and Choreographer =
Born: DORIS BATCHELLER HUMPHREY
17 October 1895
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
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Died:
29 December 1958
63  
SAMUEL ANTEK
= AMERICAN =
= Violinist and Conductor =
Born:
1908
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Died:
1958
49 Heart Attack
JOHN STRACHAN
= SCOTTISH =
= Farmer and Singer of Bothy Ballads =
Born:
1875
Crichie, near St. Katherines in Aberdeenshire,
SCOTLAND
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Died:
1958
Crichie, near St. Katherines in Aberdeenshire,
SCOTLAND
83  
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