Page 13: 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   US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury in the year 1958.   

Oct 08   In the year 1958 braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time   

Oct 09   In the year 1958 pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82   

Oct 09   In the year 1958 pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy   

Oct 10   In the year 1958 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Oct 11   On this day in history "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances   

Oct 11   2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back in the year 1958.   

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1958 alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59   

Oct 13   On this day in history burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun".   

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   On this day in history tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt   

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

Oct 17   On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

Oct 19   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1958.   

Oct 21   In the year 1958 1st women in English House of Lords   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 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   In the year 1958 uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.   

Oct 24   On this day in history uSSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam   

Oct 26   Pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes on this day in history.   

Oct 26   PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

Oct 27   In the year 1958 gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII   

Oct 29   In the year 1958 boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1958 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   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 in the year 1958.   

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   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   In the year 1958 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   On this day in history petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)   

Jan 09   On this day in history paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies   

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 in the year 1958.   

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