What happened on 5 March 1958?

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))