Page 13: Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC) in the year 1958.   

Oct 05   KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Oct 07   US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1958 braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time   

Oct 09   Pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy   

Oct 10   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 11   "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 11   On this day in history 2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back   

Oct 11   On this day in history j R Becher, writer, dies at 67   

Oct 12   On this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

Oct 13   In the year 1958 alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59   

Oct 13   Burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun" on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1958 jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82   

Oct 14   Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community in the year 1958.   

Oct 15   On this day in history jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies   

Oct 15   On this day in history tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt   

Oct 16   On this day in history benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres   

Oct 17   In the year 1958 c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

Oct 19   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history 1st women in English House of Lords   

Oct 23   On this day in history de Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"   

Oct 23   Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 uSSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam   

Oct 24   In the year 1958 esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

Oct 24   On this day in history uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.   

Oct 24   USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam in the year 1958.   

Oct 26   On this day in history pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes.   

Oct 26   PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

Oct 27   In the year 1958 gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan   

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII in the year 1958.   

Oct 29   On this day in history boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)   

Jan 04   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died in the year 1958.   

Jan 09   In the year 1958 paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies   

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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