Page 13: Historical Events In 1958

Oct 04   On this day in history 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   Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time in the year 1958.   

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

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

Oct 10   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

Oct 11   J R Becher, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1958.   

Oct 12   In the year 1958 ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

Oct 13   Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1958.   

Oct 17   C L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies on this day in history.   

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   De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" in the year 1958.   

Oct 23   Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1958.   

Oct 23   In the year 1958 uSSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam   

Oct 24   Esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81 in the year 1958.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Oct 27   On this day in history gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan   

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

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

Oct 29   Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature in the year 1958.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1958 birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist   

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born in the year 1958.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of gary Jones, Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   In the year 1958 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1958 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   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