Historical Events In 1958

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

Jan 01   On this day in history david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55  

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

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

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   In the year 1958 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   In the year 1958 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75  

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

Jan 06   Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1958 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 07   On this day in history uSSR shrinks army to 300,000  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1958 cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana  

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

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

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

Jan 12   Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1958.  

Jan 12   On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open  

Jan 13   On this day in history 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban  

Jan 13   Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 in the year 1958.  

Jan 13   US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication in the year 1958.  

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

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

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   In the year 1958 canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League  

Jan 20   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open in the year 1958.  

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1958 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   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   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   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 in the year 1958.  

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 on this day in history.  

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