Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   In the year 1958 transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

Oct 05   KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Oct 07   In the year 1958 uS manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury   

Oct 08   On this day in history braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time   

Oct 09   On this day in history pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82   

Oct 09   Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy on this day in history.   

Oct 10   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1958 "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances   

Oct 11   On this day in history 2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back   

Oct 11   In the year 1958 j R Becher, writer, dies at 67   

Oct 12   On this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

Oct 13   On this day in history alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59   

Oct 13   Burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun" in the year 1958.   

Oct 14   Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community in the year 1958.   

Oct 15   In the year 1958 jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies   

Oct 15   Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 17   C L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies in the year 1958.   

Oct 19   In the year 1958 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 21   1st women in English House of Lords on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history de Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

Oct 23   USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam in the year 1958.   

Oct 24   On this day in history esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

Oct 24   On this day in history uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.   

Oct 24   USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam in the year 1958.   

Oct 26   Pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes in the year 1958.   

Oct 26   PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris in the year 1958.   

Oct 27   In the year 1958 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

Oct 27   Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1958 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.   

Oct 28   Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII in the year 1958.   

Oct 29   Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist   

Jan 03   In the year 1958 birth of shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is)   

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

Jan 01   David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died in the year 1958.   

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