Discover what happened on 20 December 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
- Fyodor Gladkov (Russian-Soviet writer)
- Vinzenz Müller (Austrian politician (1875-1958))
- Gebhard Brunhart (Liechtensteiner politician (1869-1958))
- J. C. Squire (British poet, writer, historian, and literary editor (1884-1958))
- Edouard Ronveaux (Belgian politician (1877–1958))
- Elisabeth Risdon (British actress (1887-1958))
- Ben Wade (Australian politician)
- Frank Morter (English cricketer (1897-1958))
- George Chaney (American boxer (1892-1958))
- James Westheimer (Swedish singer and actor)
- Seth L. Weld (Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient)
- Josef Berze
- Dimitri Gedevanishvili (Georgian soil scientist (1884-1958))
- Tom Pyle (English footballer (1875-1958))
- Norman Davison (Australian rules footballer (1888-1958))
- Ernest John Maskell (1 February 1895 – 20 December 1958)
- Mardiros Altounian (Armenian-Lebanese architect)
- Sam Schellink (Dutch pottery painter)
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- Carlo Melotti (Italian military personnel)