Page 5: Historical Events In 1958

Mar 16   Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65.   

Mar 16   On this day in 1958 the Ford Motor Company produced its 50000000th car, a Thunderbird.   

Mar 17   Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd US), measures Earth shape.   

Mar 17   The shape of the Earth is measured for the inaugural time by satellite.   

Mar 19   Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London   

Mar 19   Britain's inaugural planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London   

Mar 19   Sobers completes a century in each innings vs Pakistan.   

Mar 19   Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies   

Mar 20   50" snow across the Mason-Dixon line.   

Mar 20   Greek Clandestine Burasi Bizim Radio (communist), Voice of Truth inaugural transmission.   

Mar 21   1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award   

Mar 21   Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34.   

Mar 22   20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72   

Mar 22   Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia.   

Mar 22   Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Mike Todd)   

Mar 22   Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 56.   

Mar 23   Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76   

Mar 23   inaugural launching of simulated Polaris missile from submerged tactical launcher facility off CA.   

Mar 24   Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761)   

Mar 25   Emerson Whithorne, composer, dies at 73.   

Mar 25   Sugar Ray Robinson is inaugural boxing champion to win 5 times.   

Mar 25   West German parliament desires German atomic weapons.   

Mar 26   30th Academy Awards-"Bridge on the River Kwai", Alec Guinness and Joanne Woodward win.   

Mar 26   Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies   

Mar 26   US Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III".   

Mar 27   CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records.   

Mar 27   Havana Hilton opens   

Mar 27   Nikita Khrushchev is recorded as becoming Soviet premier and inaugural Secretary of Communist Party.   

Mar 28   Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53   

Mar 29   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Carol Heiss   

Mar 29   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by David Jenkins   

Mar 31   US Navy forms atomic sub division   

Mar 31   USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges US and Britain to do same   

Apr 02   Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens   

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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,