Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   On this day in history transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)  

Oct 05   KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1958 pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82  

Oct 09   On this day in history pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history j R Becher, writer, dies at 67  

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   In the year 1958 jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82  

Oct 14   Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community on this day in history.  

Oct 15   On this day in history jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies  

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

Oct 16   On this day in history benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres  

Oct 17   On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies  

Oct 19   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1958.  

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

Oct 23   De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" on this day in history.  

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

Oct 23   On this day in history uSSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam  

Oct 24   Esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81 in the year 1958.  

Oct 24   In the year 1958 uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.  

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

Oct 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history 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   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker  

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85  

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1958 death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)  

Jan 09   In the year 1958 paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies  

Jan 10   On this day in history charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52  

Jan 11   In the year 1958 alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65