Historical Events In 1958

Jan 01   In the year 1958 bOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes   

Jan 01   On this day in history david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55   

Jan 01   On this day in history european Community (later to become the European Union) is born   

Jan 01   On this day in history european Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation   

Jan 01   Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland in the year 1958.   

Jan 03   Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs South Africa at Cape Town in the year 1958.   

Jan 04   On this day in history sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

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   On this day in history petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74   

Jan 07   USSR shrinks army to 300,000 in the year 1958.   

Jan 08   Bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14 in the year 1958.   

Jan 08   Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana in the year 1958.   

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies in the year 1958.   

Jan 10   On this day in history charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52   

Jan 10   In the year 1958 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   Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges as crusty frogman and good guy Mike Nelson, debuts on CBS-TV in the year 1958.   

Jan 12   Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1958 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   Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 in the year 1958.   

Jan 13   On this day in history uS newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication   

Jan 14   On this day in history qantas begins round-world service with two Super Constellation aircraft.   

Jan 15   NY Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV on this day in history.   

Jan 18   1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history the first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)   

Jan 19   In the year 1958 canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League   

Jan 20   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

Jan 20   In the year 1958 elvis Presley receives his draft notice.   

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Jan 02   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born in the year 1958.   

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of gary Jones, Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of 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 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 in the year 1958.   

Jan 04   On this day in history waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

Jan 06   In the year 1958 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65