Page 15: Historical Events In 1958

Dec 04   Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community.   

Dec 05   Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67   

Dec 06   Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62.   

Dec 06   US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107269 km, falls back.   

Dec 07   Romulo Betancourt elected pres of Venezuela   

Dec 09   Robert H W Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society.   

Dec 09   Robert H.W. Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form the anti-Communist John Birch Society   

Dec 10   inaugural domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111 people.   

Dec 10   Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72   

Dec 11   4th (last) Dutch govt of Drees falls.   

Dec 11   Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France   

Dec 12   Dutch social democratic party-ministers/premier Drees dismissed   

Dec 13   Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed   

Dec 16   Bogota warehouse fire results in the deaths of 82.   

Dec 18   1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip   

Dec 18   inaugural voice from space recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower.   

Dec 18   inaugural voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower.   

Dec 18   Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)   

Dec 18   Project SCORE, the world's inaugural experimental communications satellite, was launched   

Dec 18   Test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip.   

Dec 19   1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere").   

Dec 21   Charles de Gaulle elected President of France.   

Dec 21   H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83.   

Dec 21   In this year, Charles De Gaulle claims 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France.   

Dec 22   "Chipmunk Song" reaches #1   

Dec 22   Fjodor W Gladkow, Russian author (Cement), dies at 75   

Dec 23   "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs   

Dec 26   Harry Redman, composer, dies on 89th birthday.   

Dec 28   Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1.   

Dec 29   Balt Colts beat NY Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game.   

Dec 29   Doris Humphrey, US dancer/choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63.   

Dec 29   TV soap "Young Dr Malone" debuts.   

Dec 30   French franc devalued.   

Dec 31   Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72   

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Jan 02   Vladimir ovchinnikov: Russian pianist   

Jan 03   Shim hyung-rae: South korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt frewer: Washington dc, actor (max headroom, doctor doctor)   

Jan 04   Nina foust: Asheboro nc, lpga golfer (1994 hawaiian ladies open-6th)   

Jan 04   Andy borowitz: American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   Gary jones: Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   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   

Jan 01   David broekman: Musican (think fast),   

Jan 04   Waverley john anderson: Scot, viscount/governor of bengal,   

Jan 06   Josephine cma: Princess of belgium/nun,   

Jan 07   Petru groza: Premier/president (romania, 1945-58),   

Jan 08   Paul pilgrim: American athlete (b. 1883)   

Jan 09   Paul fechter: German writer/historian (god's magician),   

Jan 10   Charles de trooz: Belgian writer,   

Jan 11   Alec rowley: Composer,