Page 9: Historical Events In 1958

Jun 27   Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th   

Jun 27   Robert Greig, actor (Devil Doll, Indian Love Call), dies at 78.   

Jun 28   Alfred Noyes, British poet/essayist (Robin Hood), dies at 77.   

Jun 28   Brazil is recorded as becoming world soccer champ in Sweden.   

Jun 29   Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm   

Jul 01   Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

Jul 03   "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS and NBC)   

Jul 04   Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79.   

Jul 06   Alaska is recorded as becoming the 49th state.   

Jul 07   C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England v NZ Headingley   

Jul 07   Pres Eisenhower signs Alaska statehood bill.   

Jul 07   Raymond Hackett, dies at 55   

Jul 09   Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1800 feet up the mountain   

Jul 10   In the Lituya Bay, Alaska an 8.3 event caused amassive rockslide at the head of Lituya Bay caused water to surge about 530 meters, generating a "gravity wave" that swept out of the bay. A fishing boat anchored in Anchorage Cove was carried in front of the largest wave crest, and those onboard estimated they cleared La Chaussee Spit (at the mouth of Lituya Bay) by 30 meters or more. Two people on another fishing boat disappeared after being caught in the huge wave   

Jul 11   Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69.   

Jul 12   "Li'l Abner" closes at St James Theater NYC after 693 performances   

Jul 13   13th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright   

Jul 13   Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday.   

Jul 14   Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered.   

Jul 14   General Abdul K Kassem forms a military govt in Iraq.   

Jul 14   In this year, Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic adopts in place of Hashemite dynasty.   

Jul 14   Iraq is recorded as becoming a republic after the assassination of King Faisal.   

Jul 14   Iraqi monarchy overthrown by Arab nationalists   

Jul 14   King Faisal II PM of Iraq, assassinated at Baghdad   

Jul 15   Julia Lennon mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident.   

Jul 15   Pres Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months   

Jul 17   King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation   

Jul 18   Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84.   

Jul 19   Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32.   

Jul 20   Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69.   

Jul 22   Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies.   

Jul 23   1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords.   

Jul 23   The inaugural 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords.   

Jul 23   USS Nautilus (SSN-571) departs Pearl Harbor for inaugural submerged transit of North Pole   

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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,