Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   In the year 1958 transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

Oct 05   In the year 1958 kRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 07   US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury in the year 1958.   

Oct 08   On this day in history braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time   

Oct 09   On this day in history pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82   

Oct 09   Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy in the year 1958.   

Oct 10   In the year 1958 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 11   On this day in history "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances   

Oct 11   2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back in the year 1958.   

Oct 11   J R Becher, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1958.   

Oct 12   On this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

Oct 13   In the year 1958 alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59   

Oct 13   On this day in history burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun".   

Oct 14   Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1958.   

Oct 14   In the year 1958 malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community   

Oct 15   Jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies in the year 1958.   

Oct 15   Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1958 c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

Oct 19   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1958 1st women in English House of Lords   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 de Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"   

Oct 23   Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1958.   

Oct 23   USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam in the year 1958.   

Oct 24   In the year 1958 esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

Oct 24   USS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1958 uSSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam   

Oct 26   In the year 1958 pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes.   

Oct 26   PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris in the year 1958.   

Oct 27   In the year 1958 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

Oct 27   Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan in the year 1958.   

Oct 28   In the year 1958 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.   

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII in the year 1958.   

Oct 29   In the year 1958 boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

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Jan 02   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor)   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of gary Jones, Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is)   

Jan 07   In the year 1958 birth of donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover   

Jan 01   In the year 1958 david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55   

Jan 04   Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 in the year 1958.   

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)   

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1958.