Page 11: Historical Events In 1958

Aug 21   Stevan Hristic, composer, dies at 73.   

Aug 22   Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies.   

Aug 23   Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours.   

Aug 23   Martin du Gard, writer, dies   

Aug 24   In this year, Fay Crocker claims LPGA Waterloo Golf Open   

Aug 24   John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65.   

Aug 26   Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85   

Aug 27   Clark Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn   

Aug 27   Ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

Aug 28   Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98).   

Aug 28   Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67.   

Aug 29   Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo.   

Aug 29   Air Force Academy opens   

Aug 30   US performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean   

Sep 05   "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in the US   

Sep 05   The inaugural color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte NC.   

Sep 07   72nd US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62)   

Sep 09   Charles Macartney, cricket (35 Tests 1907-26, 2131 runs 45 wkts), dies   

Sep 10   WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Sep 11   Robert Lach, composer, dies at 84   

Sep 13   Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times.   

Sep 14   In this year, Jackie Pung claims LPGA Jackson Golf Open.   

Sep 15   48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ   

Sep 15   Commuter train crashes through drawbridge, killing 48 (Newark NJ).   

Sep 17   Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70   

Sep 20   Martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC.   

Sep 21   1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas Tx.   

Sep 22   KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 24   The inaugural welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia.   

Sep 25   John B Watson, US psychologist/behaviorist, dies   

Sep 26   Carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64   

Sep 26   Columbia (US) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup 0.   

Sep 28   Guinea votes for independence from France   

Sep 29   Aare Merikanto, composer, dies at 65   

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Jan 02   Vladimir ovchinnikov: Russian pianist   

Jan 03   Shim hyung-rae: South korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt frewer: Washington dc, actor (max headroom, doctor doctor)   

Jan 04   Nina foust: Asheboro nc, lpga golfer (1994 hawaiian ladies open-6th)   

Jan 04   Andy borowitz: American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   Gary jones: Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   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   

Jan 01   David broekman: Musican (think fast),   

Jan 04   Waverley john anderson: Scot, viscount/governor of bengal,    

Jan 06   Josephine cma: Princess of belgium/nun,    

Jan 07   Petru groza: Premier/president (romania, 1945-58),   

Jan 08   Paul pilgrim: American athlete (b. 1883)   

Jan 09   Paul fechter: German writer/historian (god's magician),   

Jan 10   Charles de trooz: Belgian writer,   

Jan 11   Alec rowley: Composer,