Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1958

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 Robert Falk

  Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)

• Oct. 2 Marie Stopes

  British scientist, sex reformer, and author who advocated better birth control in the u.k. she was the first woman to join the manchester university science staff. as she became more passionate about her cause, stopes' name was synonymous with birth control. she wrote 10 books, a film and three stage plays during her life. she was also a second-rate poet. …

• Oct. 4 Ida Wüst

  German screenwriter and actress (d. 1958).

• Oct. 8 Ran Bosilek

  Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)

• Oct. 9 Pius XII [Eugenio Pacelli]

  Pope (1939-1958), dies at the age of 82

• Oct. 11 Maurice de Vlaminck

  French poet and painter (d. 1958).

• Oct. 11 J R Becher

  Writer dies at 67

• Oct. 12 Ed Hinton

  Actor (henderson - i lived 3 lives), is killed at 30

• Oct. 12 Gerard Hordijk

  Dutch painter / architect, dies at the age of 59

• Oct. 13 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik

  Composer dies at 59

• Oct. 14 Nikolay Zabolotsky

  Prominent Russian-Soviet poet known for his innovative modernist style and significant contributions to 20th-century Russian literature. He was also a notable translator who played a key role in the Soviet literary scene.

• Oct. 14 Douglas Mawson

  Australian geologist, academic, and explorer (b. 1882)

• Oct. 14 Jean Poveigh

  Composer dies at 82

• Oct. 15 John Hamilton

  Actor perry white-superman, dies at 61

• Oct. 15 John C Poortenaar

  72 years old, painter/etcher/cartoonist

• Oct. 16 Robert Redfield

  American anthropologist of mexico (b. 1897)

• Oct. 17 Paul Outerbridge

  American educator and photographer (d. 1958).

• Oct. 17 Charlie Townsend

  English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876)

• Oct. 24 G. E. Moore

  English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)

• Oct. 24 George Edward Moore

  British philosopher (born in 1873)

• Oct. 24 Esther Delterne

  Flemish actress/rev-artists, died at 81

• Oct. 24 Martin Fallas Shaw

  Composer dies at 83

• Oct. 27 Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert]

  At 74, a historian / poet / politician dies

• Oct. 27 Joseph Klausner

  Polish/israeli new testament expert, who dies at 84

• Oct. 29 Zoë Akins

  American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1886)

• Oct. 30 Rose Macaulay

  Writer dies at 77