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January 19, 1958

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Thomas Kinkade

1958Thomas Kinkade, American painter (died 2012)[โ€ ]

William Thomas Kinkade III was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for achieving success during his lifetime with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products by means of the Thomas Kinkade Company. According to Kinkade's company, one in every twenty American homes owned a copy of one of his paintings.

Altemio Sanchez

1958Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (died 2023)[โ€ ]

Altemio C. Sanchez, also known as the Bike Path Rapist, was a serial killer, of Puerto Rican descent, who is known to have raped and murdered at least three women, and raped at least 9 to 15 girls and women in and around Buffalo, New York, during a 31-year span from 1975, though perhaps earlier, to 2006. He was apprehended in 2007 through DNA evidence and sentenced to 75 years-to-life, serving 16 years before dying from apparent suicide in 2023.

Historical Context for January 19, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[โ€ ]