Page 11: Historical Events In 1958

Aug 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80.   

Aug 06   Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles.   

Aug 09   Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 13   Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2.   

Aug 14   Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65.   

Aug 14   KLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99   

Aug 15   William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65   

Aug 16   Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85.   

Aug 17   Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87   

Aug 17   World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec.   

Aug 18   "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, published.   

Aug 18   Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde.   

Aug 18   Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland andWales).   

Aug 18   Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published.   

Aug 18   TV game show scandal investigation starts   

Aug 19   Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63   

Aug 19   NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

Aug 21   Hawaii is recorded as becoming the 50th state of the United States of America   

Aug 21   KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions.   

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 02   Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

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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,