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 in the year 1958.   

Oct 07   US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury in the year 1958.   

Oct 08   On this day in history 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   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1958.   

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history j R Becher, writer, dies at 67   

Oct 12   In the year 1958 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   On this day in history burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun".   

Oct 14   On this day in history jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82   

Oct 14   In the year 1958 malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community   

Oct 15   On this day in history jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies   

Oct 15   In the year 1958 tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt   

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

Oct 17   In the year 1958 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   De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" in the year 1958.   

Oct 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1958 esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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Jan 02   Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist was born in the year 1958.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55   

Jan 04   On this day in history waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

Jan 06   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 in the year 1958.   

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

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 in the year 1958.