Discover what happened on 5 March 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
- Harold Smith (diver)
- Adolf Eigl
- Afonso Duarte (Portuguese author (1884–1958))
- Eugen Seydel
- Guido Benedikt Beck (German priest (1885-1958))
- Karl-Josef Koch (German politician (1897-1958))
- Michael Vas (Austrian politician (1881–1958))
- Jules Casterman (Belgian politician (1877-1958))
- George L. Harrison (American banker)
- George Wadsworth (American diplomat)
- Joseph Gabriel Harner (United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1889-1958))
- Sakaguchi Buichi (Japanese politician)
- Masakazu Morishita (Japanese politician (1895-1958))
- Břetislav Maria Klika (Czechoslovak publisher (1884-1958))
- Johanne Krarup-Hansen (Danish opera singer (1870-1958))
- Jan Vroom jr. (Dutch landscape architect (1893-1958))
- Q15079372 (Soviet military personnel (1916-1958))
- Onisim Bobrovsky (Soviet politician)
- Henry H. Daniels (English bishop)
- Eustace de Yarburgh-Bateson ((1884-1958))
- Ethel Ritchie ((died 1958))
- Evelyn Frances Monckton ((died 1958))
- Arvid Samuel Bengzon
- Harold Smith (diver)
- Adolf Eigl
- Afonso Duarte (Portuguese author (1884–1958))
- Eugen Seydel
- Guido Benedikt Beck (German priest (1885-1958))
- Karl-Josef Koch (German politician (1897-1958))
- Michael Vas (Austrian politician (1881–1958))
- Jules Casterman (Belgian politician (1877-1958))
- George L. Harrison (American banker)
- George Wadsworth (American diplomat)
- Joseph Gabriel Harner (United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1889-1958))
- Sakaguchi Buichi (Japanese politician)
- Masakazu Morishita (Japanese politician (1895-1958))
- Břetislav Maria Klika (Czechoslovak publisher (1884-1958))
- Johanne Krarup-Hansen (Danish opera singer (1870-1958))
- Jan Vroom jr. (Dutch landscape architect (1893-1958))
- Q15079372 (Soviet military personnel (1916-1958))
- Onisim Bobrovsky (Soviet politician)
- Henry H. Daniels (English bishop)
- Eustace de Yarburgh-Bateson ((1884-1958))
- Ethel Ritchie ((died 1958))
- Evelyn Frances Monckton ((died 1958))
- Arvid Samuel Bengzon
- Walter Cleveland Simon ((b Cincinnati, OH, Oct 27, 1884; d New York, NY, March 5, 1958). American Composer, pianist, and organist. He was educated at the Pittsburgh College of Music and the New England Conservatory. He spent a year as pianist with exhibitor Lyman Howe’s t)
- Max Münzer (German bank teller and philatelist (1888 – after 1958))
- József Petrus (Hungarian miner, freedom fighter)
- Jan Vroom jr. (Dutch landscape architect (1893-1958))
- Q15079372 (Soviet military personnel (1916-1958))