Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1958

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1958. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

Jan. 1 Edward Weston
American photographer (born 1886).
Jan. 1 David Broekman
Musician ("think fast") dies at 55.
Jan. 3 Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez
Turkish general (b. 1877)
Jan. 4 Waverley John Anderson of Scotland
Viscount/governor, bengal, dies at 75
Jan. 6 Josephine CMA
At 85, princess of belgium/nun
Jan. 7 Petru Groza
At 74, premier / president (romania 1945-58), dies
Jan. 8 Mary Colter
American architect, designed the desert view watchtower (b. 1869)
Jan. 8 Paul Pilgrim
American athlete (born in 1883)
Jan. 10 Charles de Trooz
Belgian writer dies at 52
Jan. 11 Alec Rowley
English composer (born 1892)
Jan. 12 Charles Hatfield
American meteorologist (b. 1875)
Jan. 12 Arthur Shepherd
Composer dies at 77
Jan. 12 Charles Mallory Hatfield
U.s. rainmaker (born in 1875).
Jan. 13 Jesse L. Lasky
American film producer, co-founded paramount pictures (b. 1880)
Jan. 13 Edna Purviance
Actress (charlie chaplin sunnyside), is killed at 61
Jan. 13 John Lindeboom Dutch vicar/church historian
At 75 years old, the victim dies.
Jan. 23 Nikolaos Georgantas
Greek discus thrower (born in 1880).
Jan. 25 Robert R. Young
American businessman and financier (b. 1897)
Jan. 25 Cemil Topuzlu
Turkish surgeon and politician, mayor of istanbul (b. 1866)
Jan. 30 Ernst Heinkel
German aircraft designer, manufacturer, wehrwirtschaftsfa 1/2 hrer in third reich, and member the nazi party. heinkel flugzeugwerke, his company, produced the heinkel he 178 and heinkel he 176, which were the world's first turbojet and jet aircrafts, as well as the heinkel he 176 rocket aircrafts. in 1938, he was awarded the german national prize for art and science.
Jan. 30 Jean Crotti
Swiss-french painter (d.58)
Jan. 31 Karl Selter
Estonian politician, 14th estonian minister of foreign affairs (b. 1898)