Page 4: Historical Events In 1958

Feb 23   Arturo Frondizi elected President of Argentina.   

Feb 23   Last Municipal arc light, Mission and 25th removed (installed in 1913).   

Feb 24   Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86.   

Feb 27   Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack.   

Feb 28   West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket   

Mar 01   Gary Sobers 365 vs Pakistan, 614 minutes, 38 fours, best Cricket before Lara.   

Mar 01   Giacomo Balla, Italian painter, dies at 86   

Mar 01   Sobers completes 446 stand for 2nd wicket with Conrad Hunte, 260.   

Mar 01   West Indies cricket declare at stumps score of 3-790 declare vs Pakistan.   

Mar 02   Antartic crossed for the inaugural time by Dr Vivian Fuchs.   

Mar 02   The inaugural surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days   

Mar 02   Yemen announces it will join the United Arab Republic.   

Mar 03   Miranda Richardson, English actress is born   

Mar 03   Nuri ash Said is recorded as becoming premier of Iraq   

Mar 04   Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54.   

Mar 05   Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit.   

Mar 07   Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo.   

Mar 07   Commissioning of USS Grayback, inaugural submarine built from keel up with guided missile capability, to fire Regulus II missile.   

Mar 07   Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27810 meters   

Mar 08   Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85   

Mar 08   Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita   

Mar 08   William Faulkner says US schools degenerated to become babysitters.   

Mar 09   George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2000 points in season.   

Mar 11   Charles Van Doren finally loses on TV game show "21"   

Mar 12   British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day"   

Mar 12   Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79.   

Mar 13   Govt troops land in Sumatra Indonesia.   

Mar 14   Eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/critic/composer, dies at 64.   

Mar 14   RIAA (Recording Industry Association of American)is created and certifies inaugural gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star).   

Mar 14   RIAA certifies 1st gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star)   

Mar 14   South Africa government disallows ANC   

Mar 15   "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances   

Mar 15   Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled   

Mar 16   In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson, and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined building.   

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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,