Historical Events In 1958

Jan 01   BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes in the year 1958.  

Jan 01   David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 in the year 1958.  

Jan 01   In the year 1958 european Community (later to become the European Union) is born  

Jan 01   European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White  

Jan 03   In the year 1958 edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland  

Jan 03   On this day in history lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs South Africa at Cape Town  

Jan 04   On this day in history sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up  

Jan 04   On this day in history sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up  

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

Jan 06   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to ee cummings on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1958 petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74  

Jan 07   In the year 1958 uSSR shrinks army to 300,000  

Jan 08   On this day in history bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14.  

Jan 08   In the year 1958 cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana  

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 on the country and r&b charts, #2 on the pop chart  

Jan 11   On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65  

Jan 11   In the year 1958 sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges as crusty frogman and good guy Mike Nelson, debuts on CBS-TV.  

Jan 12   In the year 1958 arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 12   In the year 1958 mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open  

Jan 13   9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban in the year 1958.  

Jan 13   On this day in history edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61  

Jan 13   On this day in history uS newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication  

Jan 14   On this day in history qantas begins round-world service with two Super Constellation aircraft.  

Jan 15   NY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV on this day in history.  

Jan 18   1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) in the year 1958.  

Jan 18   The first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) in the year 1958.  

Jan 19   In the year 1958 canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League  

Jan 20   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open  

Jan 20   In the year 1958 elvis Presley receives his draft notice.  

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Jan 02   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born in the year 1958.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 04   Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 05   Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 01   David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   On this day in history waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75  

Jan 06   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65