Historical Events In 1958
Friday, 26 July 2024
Jan 01 BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes in the year 1958.
Jan 01 In the year 1958 david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55
Jan 01 European Community (later to become the European Union) is born on this day in history.
Jan 01 On this day in history european Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation
Jan 01 On this day in history sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White
Jan 03 In the year 1958 edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
Jan 03 Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs South Africa at Cape Town on this day in history.
Jan 04 In the year 1958 sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up
Jan 04 In the year 1958 sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up
Jan 04 Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 in the year 1958.
Jan 06 In the year 1958 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to ee cummings
Jan 06 In the year 1958 gibson patents the Flying V Guitar
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 07 USSR shrinks army to 300,000 on this day in history.
Jan 08 Bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14 in the year 1958.
Jan 08 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 on the country and r&b charts, #2 on the pop chart
Jan 11 On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65
Jan 11 In the year 1958 sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges as crusty frogman and good guy Mike Nelson, debuts on CBS-TV.
Jan 12 On this day in history arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
Jan 12 On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open
Jan 13 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban on this day in history.
Jan 13 On this day in history edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
Jan 13 On this day in history uS newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication
Jan 14 Qantas begins round-world service with two Super Constellation aircraft on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history nY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV
Jan 18 In the year 1958 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)
Jan 18 On this day in history the first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)
Jan 19 On this day in history canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League
Jan 20 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.
Jan 20 On this day in history elvis Presley receives his draft notice.
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