Page 6: Historical Events In 1958

Mar 26   Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history uS Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"   

Mar 27   In the year 1958 cBS Labs announce new stereophonic records   

Mar 27   On this day in history havana Hilton opens   

Mar 27   In the year 1958 nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier & first Secretary of Communist Party   

Mar 28   Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53 in the year 1958.   

Mar 29   On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Carol Heiss   

Mar 29   On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by David Jenkins   

Mar 31   In the year 1958 uS Navy forms atomic sub division   

Mar 31   USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges US and Britain to do same in the year 1958.   

Apr 02   On this day in history antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens   

Apr 02   On this day in history last load of bitumen on Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane is laid 18km south of Taree, NSW.   

Apr 02   National Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA in the year 1958.   

Apr 02   On this day in history wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record)   

Apr 03   In the year 1958 "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances   

Apr 03   On this day in history fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana   

Apr 03   On this day in history theodor Kramer, writer, dies   

Apr 04   1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) in the year 1958.   

Apr 04   On this day in history eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

Apr 04   On this day in history hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

Apr 05   In the year 1958 jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87   

Apr 05   On this day in history ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.   

Apr 06   In the year 1958 arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters   

Apr 07   In the year 1958 dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line   

Apr 07   Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1958.   

Apr 10   In the year 1958 chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

Apr 10   In the year 1958 northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco   

Apr 11   Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated (SF) in the year 1958.   

Apr 15   On this day in history estelle Taylor, dies at 64   

Apr 16   In the year 1958 arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament   

Apr 16   French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis in the year 1958.   

Apr 17   In the year 1958 brussel's (Belgium) World Fair opens   

Apr 18   On this day in history maurice-Gustave Gamelin, French generalissmo (WW I, WW II), dies at 85   

Apr 20   In the year 1958 buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM   

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

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)   

Jan 04   In the year 1958 birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor was born in the year 1958.   

Jan 05   Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is) was born in the year 1958.   

Jan 07   In the year 1958 birth of donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover   

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

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