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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation in the year 1958.   

Jan 01   Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White in the year 1958.   

Jan 03   Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland in the year 1958.   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1958 sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up   

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

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   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   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   In the year 1958 jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 on the country and r&b charts, #2 on the pop chart   

Jan 11   In the year 1958 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1958 edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1958 qantas begins round-world service with two Super Constellation aircraft.   

Jan 15   In the year 1958 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   In the year 1958 the first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)   

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   On this day in history elvis Presley receives his draft notice.   

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

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 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   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born in the year 1958.   

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 in the year 1958.   

Jan 07   In the year 1958 birth of donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover   

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

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

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

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

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

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