Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC) on this day in history.  

Oct 05   In the year 1958 kRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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

Oct 08   On this day in history 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   Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1958.  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1958 j R Becher, writer, dies at 67  

Oct 12   Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 in the year 1958.  

Oct 13   Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 14   In the year 1958 malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community  

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

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

Oct 16   In the year 1958 benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres  

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

Oct 19   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

Oct 23   In the year 1958 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   Esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81 in the year 1958.  

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

Oct 24   On this day in history uSSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam  

Oct 26   In the year 1958 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   In the year 1958 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74  

Oct 27   Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1958 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.  

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1958 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 in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist  

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   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   On this day in history waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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