Page 6: Historical Events In 1958

Mar 26   In the year 1958 phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies   

Mar 26   In the year 1958 uS Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"   

Mar 27   In the year 1958 cBS Labs announce new stereophonic records   

Mar 27   Havana Hilton opens on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier & first Secretary of Communist Party   

Mar 28   Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53 in the year 1958.   

Mar 29   In the year 1958 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Carol Heiss   

Mar 29   On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by David Jenkins   

Mar 31   US Navy forms atomic sub division in the year 1958.   

Mar 31   In the year 1958 uSSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges US and Britain to do same   

Apr 02   Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history last load of bitumen on Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane is laid 18km south of Taree, NSW.   

Apr 02   In the year 1958 national Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA   

Apr 02   Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1958 "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances   

Apr 03   Fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana in the year 1958.   

Apr 03   Theodor Kramer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 04   1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

Apr 04   On this day in history hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

Apr 05   On this day in history jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87   

Apr 05   Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time in the year 1958.   

Apr 06   Arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters in the year 1958.   

Apr 07   In the year 1958 dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line   

Apr 07   On this day in history judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75   

Apr 10   On this day in history chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

Apr 10   Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated (SF) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 in the year 1958.   

Apr 16   Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1958 french govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis   

Apr 17   In the year 1958 brussel's (Belgium) World Fair opens   

Apr 18   On this day in history maurice-Gustave Gamelin, French generalissmo (WW I, WW II), dies at 85   

Apr 20   Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM in the year 1958.   

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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 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   In the year 1958 birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover   

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   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 in the year 1958.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1958 death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)   

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   Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1958.