Historical Events In 1958

Jan 01   BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   European Community (later to become the European Union) is born in the year 1958.  

Jan 01   On this day in history european Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation  

Jan 01   In the year 1958 sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White  

Jan 03   On this day in history edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland  

Jan 03   Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs South Africa at Cape Town on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1958 sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up  

Jan 04   Sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1958 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to ee cummings  

Jan 06   In the year 1958 gibson patents the Flying V Guitar  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   USSR shrinks army to 300,000 in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana  

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

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 11   Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges as crusty frogman and good guy Mike Nelson, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history nY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV  

Jan 18   On this day in history 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)  

Jan 18   The first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League  

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

Jan 20   Elvis Presley receives his draft notice in the year 1958.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist  

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist  

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

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

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   On this day in history petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74  

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died in the year 1958.  

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

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

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