Page 13: Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   On this day in history transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

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

Oct 07   In the year 1958 uS manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury   

Oct 08   Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances   

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

Oct 11   J R Becher, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1958 burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun".   

Oct 14   On this day in history jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82   

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

Oct 15   Jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies in the year 1958.   

Oct 15   Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt in the year 1958.   

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

Oct 17   On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

Oct 19   In the year 1958 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 21   1st women in English House of Lords in the year 1958.   

Oct 23   De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

Oct 24   In the year 1958 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 in the year 1958.   

Oct 27   On this day in history frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist   

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   In the year 1958 birth of suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover   

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 in the year 1958.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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