Historical Events In 1958

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

Oct 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1958 pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82  

Oct 09   In the year 1958 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 in the year 1958.  

Oct 11   In the year 1958 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   On this day in history 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   Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt  

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

Oct 17   C L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies in the year 1958.  

Oct 19   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1958.  

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

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

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

Oct 23   USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam in the year 1958.  

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   USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes in the year 1958.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan  

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

Oct 28   In the year 1958 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII  

Oct 29   Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor)  

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   In the year 1958 birth of gary Jones, Welsh-born actor  

Jan 05   Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is) was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 07   Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1958 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85  

Jan 07   On this day in history petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)  

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 in the year 1958.  

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