Page 13: Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   In the year 1958 transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

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

Oct 07   US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury in the year 1958.   

Oct 08   Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time in the year 1958.   

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   "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances in the year 1958.   

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   Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1958.   

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   In the year 1958 tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt   

Oct 16   Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres in the year 1958.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 23   On this day in history soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

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

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

Oct 24   USS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba in the year 1958.   

Oct 24   In the year 1958 uSSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam   

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   In the year 1958 panAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris   

Oct 27   In the year 1958 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

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

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

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

Oct 29   In the year 1958 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   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born in the year 1958.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

Jan 07   In the year 1958 petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74   

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

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 in the year 1958.   

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