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

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

Jan 01   Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 in the year 1958.  

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   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 07   On this day in history uSSR shrinks army to 300,000  

Jan 08   In the year 1958 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   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 in the year 1958.  

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   Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1958 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   Canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League in the year 1958.  

Jan 20   In the year 1958 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   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1958 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85  

Jan 07   In the year 1958 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   On this day in history 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