Discover what happened on 12 August 1958 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- André Bauchant (French painter (1873-1958))
- Augustus Owsley Stanley (American state and federal politician (1867-1958))
- David O’Leary (South African priest)
- Otto Müller-Jena (German architect)
- François Reynaert (French architect)
- Emilio De Martino (Italian journalist and writer (1895-1958))
- Francesco Malagni (Italian association football player (1902-1958))
- G. B. Pegram (American physicist (1876–1958))
- Conrad Hoffmann, Jr. (American missionary)
- Hermon P. Carpenter (American educator (1877-1958))
- Malcolm Lockheed (American inventor and entrepreneur; pioneer of hydraulic brakes; founder of Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company, one of the predecessor corporations to Lockheed Martin)
- Ivor Clay (Australian rules footballer (1915-1958))
- Michael Dalton McLean (Canadian politician (1880-1958))
- Samuel Milner (British physicist (1875-1958))
- Pedro Manuel Arcaya (Venezuelan historian and politician)
- Eino Forsman (Finnish architect)
- Wataze Shuichirō (parson (1885-1958))
- Yakov Nikaolayevich Tyulkin
- Anasuyabai Kale (Indian politician)
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- Ugo Malvano
- Grigory Kovalenko
- Nellie Revell (American journalist and publicist)
- Fritz Nordström
- Antonín Schönfeld
- G.J. Lauwers (Dutch photographer)
- Beverly Chrystal Florence Christian ((1931-1958))
- Henry Kinahan ((1879-1958))
- Kathleen Nora Leith-Buchanan ((1876-1958))
- James Ramsden Chambers (Peerage person ID=624159)
- Emily Sladen ((1890-1958))
- George Butt Miller ((died 1958))
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- Charles Pember Squires (American newspaper publisher)
- Louise Collomb
- Francesco Riccardo Monti
- Malcolm Lockheed (American inventor and entrepreneur; pioneer of hydraulic brakes; founder of Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company, one of the predecessor corporations to Lockheed Martin)
- Ivor Clay (Australian rules footballer (1915-1958))
- Michael Dalton McLean (Canadian politician (1880-1958))
- Samuel Milner (British physicist (1875-1958))
- Pedro Manuel Arcaya (Venezuelan historian and politician)
- Eino Forsman (Finnish architect)
- Wataze Shuichirō (parson (1885-1958))
- Yakov Nikaolayevich Tyulkin
- Anasuyabai Kale (Indian politician)
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- Ugo Malvano
- Grigory Kovalenko
- Nellie Revell (American journalist and publicist)
- Fritz Nordström
- Antonín Schönfeld
- G.J. Lauwers (Dutch photographer)
- Beverly Chrystal Florence Christian ((1931-1958))
- Henry Kinahan ((1879-1958))
- Kathleen Nora Leith-Buchanan ((1876-1958))
- James Ramsden Chambers (Peerage person ID=624159)
- Emily Sladen ((1890-1958))
- George Butt Miller ((died 1958))
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- Charles Pember Squires (American newspaper publisher)
- Louise Collomb
- Francesco Riccardo Monti
- Wataze Shuichirō (parson (1885-1958))
- Francesco Riccardo Monti
Events
- Gwadar Purchase