Historical Events In 1958

Aug 02   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80 in the year 1958.   

Aug 03   In the year 1958 the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.   

Aug 03   In the year 1958 uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

Aug 04   Dumont TV Network crumbles in the year 1958.   

Aug 05   In the year 1958 joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80   

Aug 06   Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles in the year 1958.   

Aug 09   Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

Aug 13   Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 in the year 1958.   

Aug 14   On this day in history kLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99   

Aug 15   On this day in history william L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65   

Aug 16   Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 in the year 1958.   

Aug 17   Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 in the year 1958.   

Aug 17   In the year 1958 world's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec   

Aug 18   On this day in history "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, published   

Aug 18   In the year 1958 fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde   

Aug 18   Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland andWales) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published in the year 1958.   

Aug 18   TV game show scandal investigation starts in the year 1958.   

Aug 19   Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 in the year 1958.   

Aug 19   NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America on this day in history.   

Aug 21   KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1958 stevan Hristic, composer, dies at 73   

Aug 22   Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies in the year 1958.   

Aug 23   Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours in the year 1958.   

Aug 23   On this day in history martin du Gard, writer, dies   

Aug 24   Fay Crocker wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open in the year 1958.   

Aug 24   John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85   

Aug 27   Clark Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1958 ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57   

Aug 28   Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1958.   

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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   In the year 1958 birth of matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor)   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover was born in the year 1958.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1958 petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74   

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1958 charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52   

Jan 11   Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.