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Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

Contents 1 Events of 1958 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-July 2.4 August-September 2.5 October-December 2.6 Unknown 3 Deaths 3.1 January-June 3.2 July-December 4 Ship events 5 Nobel prizes 6 Academy Awards

Events of 1958

January

• January 4 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957). Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Sputnik 1 ( "Спутник-1", "Satellite-1" ПС-1 ( PS-1, i Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
• January 8 - 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Robert James "Bobby" Fischer ( March 9 1943 – January 17 2008) was an American -born Chess Grandmaster The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament held to determine the national Chess champion

• January 13 - 9235 scientists publish a plea to stop nuclear bomb tests. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• January 18 - Armed Lumbee Indians confront a handful of Klansmen at the town of Maxton, North Carolina. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Lumbee are a Native American tribe of North Carolina, though their origins are disputed Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are Maxton is a town in Robeson County and Scotland County Counties North Carolina, in the United States.
• January 28 - Hall of Fame baseball player Roy Campanella is involved in an automobile accident that ends his career and leaves him paralyzed. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Roy Campanella ( November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993) nicknamed " Campy " was an American Baseball
• January 31 - The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Explorer 1 (officially titled at NASA as satellite 1958 Alpha) was the first Earth Satellite of the United States, launched on February 1

February

• February 1 - Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The United Arab Republic ( الجمهورية العربية المتحدة al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah / al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah
• February 2 - The word Aerospace is coined, from the words Aircraft (aero) and Spacecraft (space) taking into consideration that the Earth's atmosphere and outerspace is to be one, or a single realm. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
• February 5
  • Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The United Arab Republic ( الجمهورية العربية المتحدة al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah / al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah
  • Tybee Bomb a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) Mark 15 hydrogen bomb was lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia. The Tybee Bomb is a 7600 pound (3500 kg Mark 15 Hydrogen bomb that was lost in the waters off Savannah Georgia, USA on February
• February 6 - Munich air disaster - 23 dead, including 8 players for Manchester United. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Munich air disaster took place on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a Slush -covered runway at Munich-Riem
• February 11
  • Marshal Chen Yi succeeds Zhou Enlai as Chinese Minister of Foreign affairs. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi ( August 26, 1901 - June 6 Zhou Enlai ( (5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976 was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from 1949 until his death in January 1976 Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
  • Ruth Carol Taylor is the first African American woman hired as a flight attendant. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards air hosts/hostesses or stewardesses) are members of an Aircrew
• February 14 - The Hashemite Kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan unites in the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan with the Iraqi King Faisal II as head of state. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Hashemite is the Latinate version of the Arabic: هاشمي ( Transliteration: Hāšimī and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern For other Arab federations confederations and unions see Arab federation. Faisal II, GCVO ( Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني Fayṣal) ( May 2, 1935 – July 14, 1958) was
• February 17 - Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare the patron saint of television
• February 20 - Test rocket explodes in Cape Canaveral. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Pope Santa Chiara redirects here For the church in Rome of that name see Santa Chiara (church. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that
• February 21 - Peace symbol designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Gerald Herbert Holtom (c 1914 - 18 September 1985) was a professional designer and artist For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Aldermaston The Atomic Weapons Establishment ( AWE) is responsible for the
• February 23
  • Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" They release him 28 hours later.
  • Arturo Frondizi wins presidential elections in Argentina. Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• February 24 - In Cuba, Radio Rebelde, radio of rebels of Fidel Castro, begins broadcasting from Sierra Maestra. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Radio Rebelde (English Rebel Radio is a Cuban Spanish-language radio station Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until For the Cuban son bandsee Sierra Maestra (music. Sierra Maestra is a Mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province
• February 25 - Bertrand Russell launches the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian
• February 28 - One of the worst school bus accidents in U. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule S. history occurred at Prestonsburg, Kentucky, killing 27.

March

• March 1 - Samuel Alphonsus Stritch, ninth bishop (fourth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chicago, appointed Pro-Perfect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Samuel Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch ( August 17, 1887 &mdash May 27, 1958) was an American Prelate of the The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope
  • Turkish passenger ship Uskudar capsized and sank at Izmit Bay, Kocaeli, Turkey, killing at least 300. Üsküdar is a large and densely populated suburb of Istanbul, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus right opposite the heart of the great city next Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• March 2 - A British team led by Sir Vivian Fuchs completes the first crossing of the Antarctic in Snow-cat caterpillar tractors and dogsled teams in 99 days. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS ( February 11, 1908 &ndash November 11, 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary
• March 8 - USS Wisconsin is decommissioned, leaving the United States Navy without an active battleship for the first time since 1896 (recommissioned October 22, 1988). Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Wisconsin was one of the " Fast battleship Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
• March 11 - U.S. B-47 bomber accidentally drops an atom bomb on Mars Bluff, South Carolina. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Mars Bluff is a town outside Florence County in South Carolina that is one of the few instances of a dropping of a nuclear device on a civilian community in the United States South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Its conventional explosives destroy a house and injure several people, but no nuclear fission occurs. Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into parts (lighter nuclei) often producing Free neutrons and other smaller nuclei which may
• March 17 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vanguard 1 was the fourth artificial Satellite launched and is the oldest still orbiting Earth though there is no longer any communication with it This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite.
• March 24 - The U. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland S. Army inducts Elvis Presley, transforming The King Of Rock & Roll into U. S. private #53310761
• March 25 - Canada's Avro Arrow makes its debut flight. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• March 26
  • The United States Army launches Explorer 3. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Mission description Explorer 3 (satellite 1958 gamma was nearly identical to Explorer 1 in design and mission
  • 30th Academy Awards ceremony
• March 27 - Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union. The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (Председатель

April

• April 1 - BBC Radiophonic Workshop established. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
• April 3 - Castro's revolutionary army begins its attacks on Havana. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading
• April 4 - April 7 - The first protest march for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament from Hyde Park, London to Aldermaston, Berkshire. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South Demonstrators demand ban of nuclear weapons. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• April 4 - Cheryl Crane, the daughter of actress Lana Turner, fatally stabs her mother's gangster lover Johnny Stompanato (eventually ruled as self-defense). Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Cheryl Crane (born July 25, 1943) is the daughter of the Actress Lana Turner and her second husband actor-restaurateur Stephen Crane (who Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film Johnny Stompanato Jr aka Handsome Harry, John Steele and Oscar ( October 9, 1925 &ndash April 4, 1958 Self-defense (or self-defence &mdash see spelling differences) is the act of defending oneself one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm
• April 6 - Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari divorces the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi after she is unable to produce any children. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (ثریا اسفندیاری UniPers: Sorayâ Asfandiyâri) (b
• April 14 - Van Cliburn wins the Tchaikovsky International Competition for pianists in Moscow, breaking Cold War tensions. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr (b July 12, 1934) is an American Pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958 when at age 23 The International Tchaikovsky Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the
• April 15 - The first Major League Baseball regular season game ever played in California as the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 at San Francisco's Seals Stadium. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Seals Stadium was a Minor league Baseball Stadium that stood in San Francisco from 1931 through 1959
• April 17 - King Baudouin of Belgium officially opens the World Fair in Brussels, also known as Expo '58. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Expo 58, also known as the Brussels World’s Fair, Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling or Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, was held from

May

• May 1
  • Arturo Frondizi becomes President of Argentina. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state
  • The Nordic Passport Union comes into force. The Nordic Passport Union, created in 1954, and implemented on May 1, 1958, allows Citizens of the Nordic countries ( Denmark
• May 9 - Actor-singer Paul Robeson, whose passport has been reinstated, sings in a sold-out one-man recital at Carnegie Hall. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The recital is such a success that Robeson gives another one at Carnegie Hall a few days later. But after these two concerts, Robeson is seldom seen in public in the United States again. His Carnegie Hall concerts are later released on records and on CD. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
• May 12 - A formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement is signed between the United States and Canada. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• May 13
  • French Algerian protesters seize government offices in Algiers, leading to a military coup. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Pied-Noir ("Black-Foot" plural Pieds-Noirs, pronounced /pje Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest
  • During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard M. Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Anti-Americanism, often anti-American sentiment, is opposition or hostility to the people culture or policies of the United States.
• May 15 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• May 18 - An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 19 mph.
• May 20 - Fulgencio Batista's government launches counteroffensive against Castro's rebels. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban
• May 21 - United Kingdom Postmaster General Ernest Marples announces that from December, Subscriber Trunk Dialling will be introduced in the Bristol area. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The Postmaster General in the United Kingdom is a defunct ministerial position in HM Government. (Alfred Ernest Marples Baron Marples (9 December 1907 &ndash 6 July 1978 was a British Conservative Politician, who served as Postmaster General Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London [1]
• May 23 - Explorer 1 ceased transmission
• May 30 - The bodies of unidentified soldiers killed in action during World War II and the Korean War are buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Explorer 1 (officially titled at NASA as satellite 1958 Alpha) was the first Earth Satellite of the United States, launched on February 1 Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War

June

• June 1
  • Charles de Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
  • Iceland extends its fishing limits to 12 miles (22. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( 2 km).
• June 2 - San Simeon, California, USA; Hearst Castle opens to the public for guided tours. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks San Simeon ( ZIP Code: 93452 Area code 805) is an unincorporated settlement on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• June 4 - Charles De Gaulle visits Algeria. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• June 16 - Imre Nagy is hanged for treason in Hungary. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions
• June 27 - Peronist party becomes legal again in Argentina. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• June 29 - Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 to win the 1958 World Cup. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29.

July

• July 5 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest mountain in the world. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the border of China-Pakistan (Kashmir
• July 7
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into United States law. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary
  • First International House of Pancakes (IHOP) opens in Toluca Lake, Calif. The International House of Pancakes ( IHOP) is a United States -based Restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast foods and is owned by
• July 9
  • 7. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 5 Richter scale earthquake in Lituya Bay, Alaska, causes a landslide that produces a huge 520-meter high wave
• July 10
  • First parking meters installed in Britain
• July 14 - Iraqi Revolution: The Iraqi monarchy is overthrown by Arab nationalists, King Faisal II is murdered and Abdul Karim Qassim assumes power. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Lituya Bay is a Fjord located at in the US state of Alaska. It is 14 Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a Vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Arab nationalism ( Arabic: القومية العربية is a Nationalist ideology which rose to prominence amongst Arabs from the early 20th century onwards Faisal II, GCVO ( Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني Fayṣal) ( May 2, 1935 – July 14, 1958) was Abd al-Karim Qasim (عبد الكريم قاسم) (1914 – February 9 1963 was a nationalist Iraqi Military officer who seized power in a 1958
• July 15 - In Lebanon, 5,000 United States Marines land in the capital Beirut in order to protect the pro-Western government there. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2
• July 17 - British paratroopers arrive in Jordan; King Hussein has asked help against pressure from Iraq. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was
• July 20 - Various rebel groups in Cuba join forces but communists do not join the deal. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
• July 24 - The first life peerage is created in Britain. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary
• July 26
  • Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched
  • Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom gives her son Charles the title of Prince of Wales. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Explorer program was the United States 's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite. Explorer 4 (satellite 1958 epsilon was a US Satellite launched on July 26, 1958. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom
  • July 28 - Terrance Stanley Fox is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC ( July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian,
• July 29 - The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program

August

• August 3 - The nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) became the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. "Underway on nuclear power" Following her commissioning Nautilus remained dockside for further construction and testing The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• August 23 - Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China (PRC The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles
• August 27 - The United States begins Operation Argus. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Operation Argus was a series of nuclear weapons tests and Missile tests secretly conducted during August and September of 1958 over the South Atlantic
• August 30-September 1 - Riots between blacks and whites in Notting Hill, London. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Notting Hill is an area in West London, England close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park, and lying within the Royal Borough of Kensington and London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

September

• September 1 - Beginning of the First Cod War between UK and Iceland. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. FIRST, or F or I nspiration and R ecognition of S cience and T echnology is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen The Cod Wars, also called the Iceland Cod Wars ( Icelandic: Þorskastríðin, "the cod wars" or Landhelgisstríðin, "the
• September 6 - Paul Robeson performs in concert at Young Pioneer camp Artek. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete Young Pioneer camp (Пионерский лагерь was the name for the Vacation or Summer camp of Young Pioneers. Artek ( Арте́к) was an All-Union and international Young Pioneer camp in the Soviet Union.
• September 12 - Jack St. Clair Kilby invents first integrated circuit. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Jack St Clair Kilby ( November 8, 1923 - June 20, 2005) was a Nobel Prize laureate in Physics in 2000 for his invention Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside
• September 14 - Two rockets designed by German engineer Ernst Mohr (the first German post-war rockets) reach the upper atmosphere. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. The Mohr Rocket was a Sounding rocket developed by Ernst Mohr in Wuppertal, Germany.
• September 27 - Typhoon Ida in Honshū, Japan at least 1,269 killed. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again }The 1958 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1958, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• September 28 - In France, a majority of 79% says yes to the constitution of the Fifth Republic. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. See also Government of France The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on
• September 30 - U.S.S.R. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations S. S. R.

October

• October 1
  • Tunisia and Morocco join the Arab League. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية
  • NASA starts operations and replaces the NACA. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• October 2 - Guinea declares itself independent from France. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• October 4 - BOAC uses new Comet jets to become the first airline to fly jet passenger services across the Atlantic. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas The British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license
• October 9 - Pope Pius XII dies. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope
• October 11 - Pioneer 1, the second and most successful of three project Able space probes, became the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed On 1958-10-11, Pioneer 1 became the first spacecraft launched by NASA, the newly formed space agency of the United States The first three Able space probes were also called Thor-Able because they were launched on Thor booster rockets. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• October 28 - Pope John XXIII succeeds Pope Pius XII as the 261st pope. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Pope John (numberingBlessed Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and

November

• November 3 - New UNESCO building inaugurated in Paris. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• November 22 - Menzies Government (Australia) re-elected for a 5th Term. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
• November 23 - Have Gun, Will Travel debuts on radio. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Have Gun &mdash Will Travel is an American Western Television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963 Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
• November 25 - French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the French Sudan (Soudan was a Colony in French West Africa that had two separate periods of existence first from 1890 to 1899 then from 1920 to 1960 when the The French Community (Communauté française was the political entity which replaced in 1958 the French Union, which in turn was the descendant of the French colonial
• November 28 - Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world
• November 30 - Gaullists win parliamentary elections in France. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Gaullism (Gaullisme is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

December

• December 1
  • Central African Republic becomes independent from France. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
  • At least 90 students and 3 nuns are killed in a fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire broke out shortly before classes were to be dismissed on December 1, 1958, at the foot of a stairway in the Our Lady of Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• December 5
  • Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the UK by the Queen when she dials a call from Bristol to Edinburgh and speaks to the Lord Provost. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. [2]
  • The Preston bypass, the United Kingdom's first motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation This stretch is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway The M55 is a Motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass.
• December 9 - The John Birch Society is founded in the USA by Robert Welch, a retired candy manufacturer. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The John Birch Society is a political education and action organization founded by Robert W Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr ( December 1, 1899 - January 6, 1985) was an American Anti-communist and co-founder of the John
• December 14 - The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first ever to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The Soviet Antarctic Expedition ( SAE or SovAE) ( Советская Антарктическая Экспедиция, САЭ, Sovyeskaya A pole of inaccessibility marks a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access
• December 21 - General Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France with 78. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 5% of the votes.
• December 24 - BOAC Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVD Crashes near Winkton England during a test flight. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes The British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 Bristol Britannia was also a Car produced by Bristol Cars from 1982 to 1993 G-AOVD was a Bristol Britannia 312 operated by BOAC that crashed near Christchurch Dorset in the South of England on Christmas eve England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• December 25 - Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker (the George Balanchine version) is shown on prime-time television in color for the first time, as an episode of the CBS anthology series Playhouse 90. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик Shchelkunchik) Op 71 is a Fairy tale - Ballet in two acts three scenes by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 Playhouse 90, a 90-minute dramatic television anthology series was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1961 for a total of 133 episodes
• December 28 - The Baltimore Colts beat The New York Giants 23-17 in overtime to win The NFL Championship. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
• December 29 - Rebel troops under Che Guevara begin to invade Santa Clara in Cuba. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la

Undated

• During the International Geophysical Year, Earth's magnetosphere is discovered. The International Geophysical Year or IGY was an international scientific effort that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958 EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 A magnetosphere' is a highly magnetized region around and possessed by an Astronomical object.
• Foundation of Amirkabir University of Technology. Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر formerly named Tehran Polytechnic, is a Public, Coeducational
• Based on birth rates (per 1,000 population), the post-war baby boom ended in the United States as an eleven-year decline in the birth rate began - the longest on record in that country
• Last legal female genital cutting in the United States. A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period and usually within certain geographical bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Female genital cutting (FGC also known as female genital mutilation (FGM female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C refers to
• Denatonium, the bitterest substance known is discovered. Denatonium, usually available as denatonium benzoate (under Trade names such as Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium Taste (or more formally gustation) is a form of direct Chemoreception and is one of the traditional five Senses It is used as an aversive agent in products such as bleach to reduce the risk of children drinking them.
• The Jim Henson Company is founded. The Jim Henson Company is an American company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets.
• The Japanese 10 yen coin ceased having serrated edges after a five year period beginning in 1953. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. All 10 yen coins since and before had smooth edges.
• The largest solar maximum in recorded history of solar maxima occurs. Solar maximum or solar max is the period of greatest solar activity in the Solar cycle of the Sun.
• Recession of 1958
• Instant noodles go on sale for the first time. The Recession of 1958 was a sharp worldwide economic downturn in 1958. A noodle is food made from unleavened Dough that is cooked in a boiling liquid
• First year of the British Rally Championship

Ongoing

• Cold War
• Cuban Revolution
• Mau Mau Uprising

Births

1958 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1958 MCMLVIII
Ab urbe condita	2711
Armenian calendar	1407 ԹՎ ՌՆԷ
Bahá'í calendar	114 – 115
Berber calendar	2908
Buddhist calendar	2502
Burmese calendar	1320
Chinese calendar	4594/4654-11-12 (丁酉年十一月十二日) — to — 4595/4655-11-21 (戊戌年十一月廿一日)
Coptic calendar	1674 – 1675
Ethiopian calendar	1950 – 1951
Hebrew calendar	5718 – 5719
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2013 – 2014
- Shaka Samvat	1880 – 1881
- Kali Yuga	5059 – 5060
Holocene calendar	11958
Iranian calendar	1336 – 1337
Islamic calendar	1377 – 1378
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 33 (昭和33年)
Korean calendar	4291
Thai solar calendar	2501
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January-February

• January 1 - Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop/rap DJ
• January 2 - Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist
• January 4 - Matt Frewer, Canadian/American actor
• January 9 - Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish militant
• January 11 - Vicki Peterson, Guitarist for The Bangles
• January 13 - Ricardo Acuña, Chilean tennis player
• January 15 - Boris Tadić, Serbian president
• January 20 - Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
• January 24 - Jools Holland, British musician
• January 26 - Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian
• January 27 - Kadri Mälk, Estonian artist and jewelry designer
• January 29 - Judy Norton Taylor, American actress
• February 4 - Tomasz Pacyński, Polish writer (d. The Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship is a yearly Rallying series based in the United Kingdom. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1, The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown Barbados) better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an American Hip hop musician Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. For the Russian javelin thrower with the same name see Vladimir Ovchinnikov (athlete Vladimir Ovchinnikov (born January 2, 1958 Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Matthew Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is a Canadian and American stage TV and film actor Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Mehmet Ali Ağca (born January 9, 1958) is a Turkish Assassin, who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on May 13, Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Vicki Peterson (born Victoria Anne Theresa Peterson 11 January 1958, in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is a U Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Ricardo Acuña (born January 13, 1958 in Santiago de Chile) is a former Tennis player from Chile, who won three doubles titles Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Boris Tadić (Борис Тадић born January 15, 1958) is a Serbian politician and the current President of Serbia. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Kadri Mälk ( January 27, 1958, Tallinn, Estonia) is a notable Estonian Artist and Jewelry designer. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Judy Norton Taylor is an American Actress. Filmography Hotel (1967 Felony Squad Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Tomasz Pacyński ( 4 February 1958 in Warsaw – 30 May 2005) was a Polish Fantasy and Science fiction 2005)
• February 8 - Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler 2007)
• February 11
  • Michael Jackson, British broadcasting executive
  • Regina Maršíková, Czechoslovakian tennis player
• February 13
  • Pernilla August, Swedish actress
  • Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Michael Richard Jackson (born 11 February 1958 is a British Television producer and executive Regina Maršíková (b 11 December 1958 in Prague) is a successful former Czechoslovakian Tennis player winning 5 singles titles Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Pernilla August (born Mia Pernilla Wallgren; 13 February 1958 is a Swedish actress Timothy Tipping ( February 13, 1958 &ndash February 5, 1993) better known as Tip Tipping, was a British movie stuntman 1993)
• February 14 - Grant Thomas, Australian rules footballer
• February 16 - Ice-T, American singer, songwriter, and actor
• February 21
  • Jake Burns, Irish singer (Stiff Little Fingers)
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer
• February 24
  • Sammy Kershaw, American musician
  • Mark Moses, American actor
• February 25 - Kurt Rambis, American basketball player
• February 26 - Susan Helms, American astronaut

March-April

• March 1 - Nik Kershaw, English singer
• March 3 - Miranda Richardson, English actress
• March 4
  • Patricia Heaton, American actress
  • Lennie Lee, British artist
• March 5 - Andy Gibb, English-born singer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Grant Thomas (born 14 February 1958 is a former Australian rules football player and coach Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Jake Burns (born John Burns, 21 February 1958 in Belfast) is a Singer and Guitarist, and is best known as a member Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American Country music artist Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24 1958 in Kaplan Louisiana) is an American Country music artist Mark W Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American Actor. Biography Moses was born in New York City, the brother Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25 1958 is a retired American professional Basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Susan Jane Helms (born 1958 is a United States Air Force Brigadier General and a former NASA Astronaut. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw March 1 1958, Bristol, England) is an English Singer-songwriter, popular Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress best known for playing lead character and Lennie Lee (born March 4, 1958) is a South African Conceptual artist who lives and works in London. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother 1988)
• March 8 - Gary Numan, British singer
• March 10
  • Steve Howe, baseball player (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Steven Roy Howe ( March 10 1958 &ndash April 28 2006) was an American left-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 2006)
  • Sharon Stone, American actress
• March 14 - Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• March 18 - Kayo Hatta, American film director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976 Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Kayo Hatta ( March 18, 1958 - July 20, 2005) was an American film director best known for her 1994 independent film Picture Bride 2005)
• March 20 - Holly Hunter, American actress
• March 21 - Gary Oldman, English actor
• April 1 - D. Boon, American singer and guiatrist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Holly P Hunter (born 20 March 1958 is an Oscar -winning American actor best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958 is an English actor writer director, producer, Voice-over artist and occasional Musician who Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne D Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American Singer, Songwriter 1985)
• April 3 - Alec Baldwin, American actor
• April 4 - Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Cazuza ( April 4, 1958 &mdash July 7, 1990) was a Brazilian Composer, Singer and Poet, born Agenor Miranda 1990)
• April 10
  • Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American musician and record producer
• April 11 - Luc Luycx, Belgian designer of the Euro coins common side
• April 12 - Will Sergeant, English guitarist (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• April 15
  • Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Dolores Gordon-Smith, British Writer
  • Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and musician
• April 21 - Andie MacDowell, American actress
• April 22 - Ken Olandt, American actor
• April 24 - Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
• April 25 - Fish, Scottish singer
• April 28 - Hal Sutton, American golfer
• April 29 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress

May-July

• May 3 - Kevin Kilner, American actor
• May 10 - Rick Santorum, Former senator from PA
• May 11 - Christian Brando, American actor and eldest child of Marlon Brando (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Yefim "Fima" Naumovich Bronfman (Ефим Наумович Бронфман born April 10, 1958) is a Russian-Israeli pianist Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Luc Luycx (born April 11, 1958 in Aalst, Belgium) is the designer of the common side of the Euro coins. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Will Sergeant (born 12 April 1958, Liverpool) is an English Guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Keith Edward Acton (born 15 April, 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a retired Professional Ice hockey player Dolores Gordon-Smith (born 15 April 1958) is a British author Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Coleshill Birmingham, England is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21 1958 is an American model and actress Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Ken Olandt (born April 22, 1958) is an American Actor, producer, and Executive producer. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Brian Paddick (born 24 April 1958) is a British politician and was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral election 2008 Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Derek William Dick, better known as Fish (born 25 April 1958, in Dalkeith, Midlothian) is a Scottish Progressive Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Amateur wins (5 1979 Western Amateur 1980 North and South Amateur, U Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Kevin Kilner (born May 3, 1958) is an American television and film actor Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Christian Brando ( May 11 1958 – January 26 2008) was the eldest child of actor Marlon Brando. 2008)
• May 12 - Dries Van Noten, Belgian Designer. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Dries van Noten (1958- is a Belgian fashion designer and an eponymous fashion brand
• May 12 - Eric Singer, American drummer (Kiss)
• May 15 - Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
• May 21 - Tom Feeney, American Republican politician from the state of Florida
• May 23
  • Mitch Albom, American author
  • Drew Carey, American comedian and actor
• May 27 - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter
• May 29 - Annette Bening, American actress
• June 7 - Prince, American musician
• June 8 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American comedian, actor, and director
• June 12
  • Rebecca Holden, American actress, singer, and entertainer
  • Meredith Brooks, American singer
• June 17 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
• June 20 - Chuck Wagner, American actor
• June 22 - Bruce Campbell American actor, producer, writer and director. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland Ohio) better known as Eric Singer, is a Hard rock and Heavy Metal Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Thomas Charles "Tom" Feeney III usually known as Tom Feeney (born May 21 1958) is a Republican politician from the state of Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958 in Passaic New Jersey) is a best-selling author journalist screenwriter playwright radio and television Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Screen Actors Guild Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American Actor, Comedian, director and writer known as the Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Rebecca Holden (b June 12, 1958 in Dallas, Texas, US) is an American actress, Singer, and Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1960 in Oregon City Oregon) is an American Singer/songwriter and Guitarist. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Chuck Wagner (born June 20, 1958 in Nashville Tennessee, US) is an American Actor. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22 1958) is an American Actor, producer, Writer and director.
• June 24 - Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach
• June 27
  • Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
  • Jim Cartwright, English actor and playwright
• June 29 - Jeff Coopwood, American actor, broadcaster and singer
• June 30 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
• July 2 - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop
• July 5 - William Watterson, American cartoonist of Calvin and Hobbes. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Curtis Martin Fraser (born January 12, 1958 in Cincinnati Ohio, United States is a former hockey player of dual American and Canadian Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Magnus Lindberg (born June 27, 1958) is a Finnish Composer. Lindberg was born in Helsinki. Jim Cartwright was born June 27, 1958 and grew up in Farnworth, near Bolton in Lancashire, England. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Jeff Coopwood (born June 29, 1958 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Actor. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Esa-Pekka Salonen ( (born June 30 1958 is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and Composer. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Thomas J Bickerton is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2004 Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. William B "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) an American Cartoonist, is the author of the Comic strip Calvin and Hobbes Calvin and Hobbes is a Comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative
• July 6 - Jennifer Saunders, British comedian
• July 7 - Michala Petri, Danish recorder player
• July 8 - Kevin Bacon, American actor
• July 15
  • Mac Thornberry, American politician
  • Austin Hayes, Irish footballer (d. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Michala Petri (b 7 July 1958, Copenhagen) is a Danish Recorder player Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) an American Politician, has been a Republican member of the Austin William Patrick Hayes (born Hammersmith, London 15 July 1958; died 3 December 1986) was an English -born 1986)
• July 16 - Michael Flatley, Irish-born dancer
• July 20 - Billy Mays, American infomercial salesperson
• July 22 - Tatsunori Hara, Japanese professional-baseball coach and player
• July 28 - Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958 in Chicago Illinois) is an Irish step dancer from the south side of the Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold William "Billy" D Mays (born July 20 1958) is a Television commercial and Infomercial salesperson most notable for promoting Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Tatsunori Hara (Japanese原 辰徳 born July 22, 1958 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Japan) is the current manager for the Yomiuri Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC ( July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, 1981)
• July 30 - Kate Bush, British singer and songwriter
• July 31
  • Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur and basketball team owner
  • Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M.)

August-September

• August 1 - Adrian Dunbar, Irish
• August 4 - Allison Hedge Coke, Poet and writer
• August 7
  • Bruce Dickinson, English musician
  • Russell Baze, champion jockey
• August 15 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian writer
• August 16
  • Madonna, American-born singer, songwriter, and actress
  • Angela Bassett, American actress
• August 17 - Belinda Carlisle, American singer (The Go-Go's)
• August 19 - Anthony Muñoz, American football player
• August 20 - Nicholas Bell, English Actor based in Australia
• August 22 - Colm Feore, American-born actor
• August 24 - Steve Guttenberg, American actor
• August 25 - Tim Burton, American film director
• August 27 - Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and television and radio host
• August 29 - Michael Jackson, American singer and dancer
• September 6
  • Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, author
  • Michael Winslow, American comedian, actor, voice actor
• September 8
  • Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor
  • Reiko Terashima, Japanese manga artist and illustrator
• September 14
  • Michael Bollner, German actor
  • Jeff Crowe, New Zealand cricketer
• September 10 - Chris Columbus (filmmaker), American film director/writer/producer
• September 16 - Orel Hershiser, baseball player
• September 19 - Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
• September 21 - Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
• September 22 - Andrea Bocelli, Italian tenor
• September 23
  • Danielle Dax, British musician
  • Marvin Lewis, American football coach
  • Scott Shaw, American author, actor, and filmmaker
• September 25 - Michael Madsen, American actor
• September 25 - Eamonn Healy, Irish chemist
• September 30 - Marty Stuart, American singer

October-December

• October 13 - Derri Daugherty, American musician (The Choir and The Lost Dogs)
• October 14 - Thomas Dolby, English musician
• October 16 - Tim Robbins, American actor
• October 17 - Alan Jackson, American country singer and songwriter
• October 20
  • Dave Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler
  • Viggo Mortensen, American actor
  • Mark King, British musician (Level 42)
• October 25 - Phil Daniels , Actor
• October 27 - Simon Le Bon, English musician (Duran Duran)
• October 31 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, American actor and singer
• November 1 - Mark Austin, British newsreader (ITN)
• November 2 - Willie McGee, baseball player
• November 8 - Jeff Speakman, American actor and martial artst
• November 10 - Vicky Rosti, Finnish singer, former Eurovision contestant
• November 16
  • Marg Helgenberger, American actress
  • Boris Krivokapić, Serbian academic
• November 18 - Laura Miller, Mayor of Dallas, Texas
• November 19 - Michael Wilbon, American sportswriter
• November 22 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
• November 28 - Dave Righetti, baseball player
• November 30 - Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder
• December 1 - Charlene Tilton, American actress
• December 2 - George Saunders, American writer
• December 6 - Nick Park, English filmmaker and animator
• December 9 - Rikk Agnew, American punk rock musician
• December 11
  • Janko Ferk, Austrian lawyer and writer
  • Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
• December 13
  • Lynn-Holly Johnson, American ice skater and actress
  • Dana Strum, American bassist
• December 17 - Mike Mills, American bassist (R.E.M.)
• December 25
  • Alannah Myles, Canadian musician
  • Hanford Dixon, American football player
  • Rickey Henderson, baseball player
• December 29 - Lakhdar Belloumi, Algerian football player
• December 31 - Bebe Neuwirth, American actress

Unknown

• Greg Roberts, drummer with Big Audio Dynamite

Deaths

January-June

• January 1
  • Edward Weston, American photographer (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh). He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA Basketball team, William "Bill" Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the Drummer in Alternative REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August, 1958) is a Northern Irish Actor best known for his television and theatre work Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Http//wwwartscouncilsdgov/aisc/lit5htm Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (born 4 August 1958) is an American poet and Canadian poet Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer Airline pilot, radio show Russell A Baze (born August 7, 1958 in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada) is the winningest jockey in North American history and the second Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Victor Anatolievich Shenderovich ( Russian: Виктор Анатольевич Шендерович) (born August 15, 1958 in Moscow Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16 1958 is an Emmy - and Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning African- American Actress Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Nicholas Bell is a British actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Colm Feore (born August 22, 1958) is an American-Canadian Stage, Film and Television Actor. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24 1958) is an American film and television Actor. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Normand Brathwaite (born August 27, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec Comedian, movie and television Actor Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Jeff Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American Stand-up comedian and Actor. Michael Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American Actor and comedian known as the "Man of 10000 Sound Effects" for his ability to Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz is a Seiyū who was born on September 8, 1958 in Sakai Osaka. is a Japanese Yonkoma manga artist and Illustrator born on 1958-09-08 in Kyoto, Japan. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Michael Bollner (born 14 September, 1958; spelled 'Böllner' in his native language of German is a Bavarian former child actor who played Augustus Jeffrey John Crowe (born 14 September 1958) is a former New Zealand Cricket player Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Christopher 'Chris' Columbus (born September 10 1958, Spangler Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Azumah Nelson (born September 19, 1958) is a former boxer and three-time world champion Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Bruno Fitoussi (born September 21, 1958) is a French professional Poker player from Paris. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Danielle Gardner (born 23 September 1958) is better known as Danielle Dax, an experimental Marvin Ronald Lewis ( September 23, 1958) is the Head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League since January Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958) is an American Author, Journalist, Actor, Film director, Film producer, Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Michael Soren Madsen (born September 25, 1958) is an American Actor and Poet. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Dr Eamonn F Healy is a professor of Chemistry at St Edward's University in Austin Texas. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the John Marty Stuart (b September 30 1958, Philadelphia Mississippi) is an American country music singer known for both his traditional Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Derri Daugherty ( October 13, 1958 -) is an American Record producer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Singer, best The Choir is an atmospheric alternative Christian rock band led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals Steve Hindalong on drums--who also writes For the Pearl Jam rarities compilation see Lost Dogs (album. Lost Dogs have been called a Country music supergroup Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English Musician, producer and inventor Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Alan Eugene Jackson (born 17 October 1958 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country Singer-songwriter who has sold over Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Mark King (born 20 October 1958, Cowes, Isle of Wight) is an English Musician. Level 42 are an English Pop rock and Jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s and have Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Philip Daniels (born 25 October 1958 in Islington, London) is an English actor most noted for film roles as Jimmy in Quadrophenia Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Brian Stokes Mitchell (b 31 October, 1957, Seattle Washington) is an American stage film and television actor Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Mark Austin (born 1 November 1958 in London) is an Emmy -award winning British journalist ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Willie Dean McGee (born November 2 1958 in San Francisco California) is a former center and Right fielder in Major League Baseball Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Jeff Speakman born on November 8, 1958 in Chicago Illinois is an American Actor and an accomplished Martial artist Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Virve "Vicky" Rosti (born November 10 1958) is a Finnish Singer of popular music Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Mary Marg Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American Emmy winner and Golden Globe -nominated film and television actress Boris Krivokapić (born November 11 1958) was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Laura Miller (born 18 November, 1958) served as Mayor of Dallas, Texas ( U Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Michael Raymond Wilbon (born November 19, 1958) is an American sportswriter and columnist Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose California) is a former American left-handed Pitcher for various Major Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Juliette Maria Suzanna Bergmann (born November 30, 1958) is a champion Dutch female bodybuilder, the 2001 Ms Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an acclaimed American Writer of short stories Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Nicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park CBE (b 6 December 1958 is a four-time Academy Award -winning English filmmaker of Stop motion Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Richard Francis Agnew Jr, (born on December 9, 1958) more commonly known as Rikk Agnew, is an American Guitarist who has played Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Janko Ferk (born December 11 1958) is an Austrian Judge, Author and Translator. Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr December 11, 1958, San Jose California) is an American bassist, Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) is a professional Ice skater and Actress. Dana Strum (born Dana Strumwasser on December 13, 1958 in Washington DC) is the bassist of Heavy metal band Slaughter. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila This article is about Mike Mills the REM bassist Other similar sounding articles include the Irish journalist Michael Mills and Mike Mills (director. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Alannah Myles (born December 25, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Hanford Dixon (born December 25, 1958 in Mobile Alabama) is a former professional American football Cornerback who played his Rickey Henley Henderson (born as Rickey Nelson Henley, December 25 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Lakhdar Belloumi (الأخضر بلّومي (born December 29, 1958 in Mascara Algeria) was a former Algerian Football (soccer player Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth (born December 31 1958 is an American actress, Singer and Dancer. Greg Roberts (born c 1958, London, England) is a British rock drummer Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were a British musical group formed in 1984 by the New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Edward Henry Weston ( March 24 1886 &ndash January 1 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder 1886)
  • Archibald Alphonso Alexander, American designer/governor (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Archie Alphonso Alexander ( 14 May, 1888 &ndash 4 January, 1958) was an African-American Mathematician and Engineer 1888)
• January 8 - Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Paul Henry Pilgrim ( October 26, 1883 &ndash January 8, 1958) was an American athlete who won three gold medals 1883)
• January 11 - Edna Purviance, American actress (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie 1895)
• January 30 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Jean Crotti ( April 24, 1878 &ndash January 30, 1958) was a French painter 1878)
• February 1 - Clinton Davisson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Clinton Joseph Davisson ( 22 October 1881 &ndash 1 February 1958) was an American physicist who won the 1937 The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1888)
• February 4 - Henry Kuttner, American author (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Henry Kuttner ( April 7 1915 – February 4 1958) was a Science fiction author born in Los Angeles, California. 1915)
• February 13 - Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst LLB, DBE ( September 22, 1880 &ndash February 13, 1958) was a Suffragette 1880)
• March 21 - Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. 1923)
• March 22 - Mike Todd, American film producer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Michael Todd ( June 22, 1907 or 1909 or June 19, 1911 &ndash March 22, 1958) was an American theatre and 1909)
• March 25 - Tom Brown, American musician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Tom Brown, sometimes known by the Nickname Red Brown ( June 3, 1888 &ndash March 25, 1958) was an early New Orleans 1888)
• March 26 - Phil Mead, English cricketer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. "Philip Mead" redirects here Philip Mead is also the fictional President of the United States in the year 2052 in the Video game Deus Ex 1887)
• March 28 - W.C. Handy, American composer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. William Christopher Handy ( November 16 1873 &ndash March 28 1958) was a Blues Composer and Musician, often 1873)
• April 16 - Rosalind Franklin, British crystallographer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Rosalind Elsie Franklin ( 25 July, 1920 Notting Hill, London – 16 April, 1958 Chelsea London) was an 1920)
• April 19 - Billy Meredith, Welsh footballer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer William Henry "Billy" Meredith ( 30 July 1874 &ndash 19 April 1958) was one of the early superstars of football winning each of the 1874)
• May 3 - Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Francis or Frank Foster may refer to Francis Foster (Australian politician (1872-1948 Frank Foster (cricketer, (1889-1958 1889)
• May 19 - Ronald Colman, English actor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Ronald Colman ( February 9 1891 &ndash May 19 1958) was an English Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning actor 1891)
• May 26 - Constantin Cantacuzino, Romanian aviator (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Constantin Cantacuzino (nicknamed Bâzu; November 11, 1905 &ndash May 26, 1958) was a Romanian aviator one of his country's 1905)
• May 29 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón ( Moguer, Spain, 24 December, 1881 – Santurce, Puerto Rico, 29 May, 1958 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1881)
• June 13 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, British writer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Edwin Keppel Bennett, nom de plume: Francis Bennett ( September 26, 1887 &mdash June 13, 1958) was an English 1887)
• June 16 - Aleksandr Chervyakov, Prime Minister of Byelorussian SSR (suicide) (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Aleksandr Grigoryevich Chervyakov (Александр Григорьевич Червяков Аляксандр Рыгоравіч Чарвякоў The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (abbreviated as Byelorussian SSR or BSSR) (Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка 1892)
• June 20 - Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Kurt Alder (10 July 1902 &ndash 20 June 1958 was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1902)
• June 26 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. George Washington Orton ( January 10, 1873 &ndash June 26, 1958) was a Canadian middle-distance runner 1876)
• June 28 - Alfred Noyes, English poet (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Alfred Noyes ( September 16, 1880 &ndash June 28, 1958) was an English poet best known for his ballads The Highwayman 1880)

July-December

• July 14 (killed during coup d'état)
  • King Faisal II of Iraq (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Faisal II, GCVO ( Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني Fayṣal) ( May 2, 1935 – July 14, 1958) was 1935)
  • 'Abd al-Ilah, former regent of Iraq (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh of Iraq, GCB, GCMG, GCVO ( Arabic: عبد الإله) (also written Abdul Ilah) (1913-1958 1913)
• July 15- Julia Lennon (mother of John Lennon) (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Julia Stanley Lennon (née Stanley) (12 March 1914 &ndash 15 July 1958 was the mother of John Lennon. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born 1914)
• August 14 - Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie born Joliot ( March 19, 1900 &ndash August 14, 1958) was a French Physicist and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1900)
• August 14 - Gladys Presley, mother of Elvis Presley (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures 1912)
• August 22 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Roger Martin du Gard ( March 23, 1881 - August 22, 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1881)
• August 24 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Paul Henry ( 11 April 1876 &ndash 24 August 1958) was a Northern Irish artist who painted the west of Ireland landscape with a spare post-impressionist 1876)
• August 26 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Ralph (reɪf Vaughan Williams OM (12 October 1872 &ndash 26 August 1958 was an English Composer of symphonies, Chamber music 1872)
• August 27 - Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Ernest Orlando Lawrence ( August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate best known for his The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1901)
• September 11
  • Hans Grundig, artist (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Hans Grundig ( February 19, 1901 – September 11, 1958) was a German painter and Graphic artist associated with the 1901)
  • Robert W. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert William Service ( January 16, 1874 &ndash September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer 1874)
• September 23 - Alfred Piccaver, British-American operatic tenor (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Alfred Piccaver ( February 5, 1884 - September 23, 1958) in Vienna was a British - American Operatic Tenor 1884)
• October 9 - Pope Pius XII (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Pope 1876)
• October 17
  • Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Charles Lucas Townsend, born November 7 1876, Bristol and died October 17, 1958, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham 1876)
  • Paul Outerbridge American photographer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Paul Outerbridge Jr (born August 15 1896; died October 17 1958) was an American Photographer noted for early use and experiments 1896)
• October 24 - G. E. Moore, British philosopher, author of Principia Ethica (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat "GE Moore" redirects here For the cofounder of Intel see Gordon Moore. 1873)
• November 15 - Tyrone Power, American actor (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an 1914)
• November 24 - Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English politician and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC ( 14 September 1864 &ndash 24 November The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1864)
• November 27 - Artur Rodziński, Polish conductor (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Artur Rodziński ( January 1, 1892 &ndash November 27, 1958) was a Polish conductor. 1892)
• December 8 - Tris Speaker, baseball player (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely 1888)
• December 15 - Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1900)

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1958
• List of ship commissionings in 1958
• List of ship decommissionings in 1958

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Ilya Mikhailovich Frank, Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm
• Chemistry - Frederick Sanger
• Physiology or Medicine - George Wells Beadle, Edward Lawrie Tatum, Joshua Lederberg
• Literature - Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
• Peace - Georges Pire

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sam Spiegel
• Best Foreign Language Film: Nights of Cabiria,  Italy
• Best Documentary Feature: Albert Schweitzer, Jerome Hill
• Best Animated Feature: Birds Anonymous, Edward Selzer
• Best Director: David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Best Actor: Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Best Actress: Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve
• Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons, Sayonara
• Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara
• Best Original Screenplay: George Wells, Designing Woman
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Novel by Pierre Boulle; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, The Bridge over the River Kwai

Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The list of ship launches in 1958 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1958. The list of ship commissionings in 1958 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1958. The list of ship decommissionings in 1958 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1958. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Павел Алексеевич Черенков 1904-1990 was a Soviet physicist who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 for Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк ( October 23, 1908 &ndash June 22, 1990) was a Soviet Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm ( Russian И́горь Евге́ньевич Та́мм) ( July 8 1895 &ndash April 12 1971) was The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and twice The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. George Wells Beadle ( October 22, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1989) was an American Scientist in the field of Genetics Edward Lawrie Tatum ( December 14, 1909 &ndash November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. Joshua Lederberg ( May 23, 1925 &ndash February 2, 2008) was an American molecular biologist known for his work in The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к ( — May 30, 1960) was a Nobel Prize -winning Soviet The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Dominique Pire (Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire ( Dinant, February 10, 1910 &ndash Leuven, January 30, 1969 The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 World War II film based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer For contemporary French actor Sam Spiegel see Sam Spiegel ( Sam Herve Spiegel) french actor Sam Spiegel ( 11 November 1901 – Nights of Cabiria ( Le notti di Cabiria) ( 1957) is an Italian Film directed by Federico Fellini. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Albert Schweitzer, MD, OM, (January 14 1875 &ndash September 4 1965 was an Alsatian theologian, Musician, Philosopher Jerome Hill ( 2 March 1905, St Paul Minnesota - 21 November 1972, New York City) was an American filmmaker and artist Birds Anonymous is a 1957, Academy Award -winning Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng and written Edward "Eddie" Selzer ( January 12, 1893 - February 22, 1970) was producer of Warner Bros Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 World War II film based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 World War II film based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 book and film loosely based on the true story of Chris Costner-Sizemore, a woman who suffered from Dissociative identity disorder Red Buttons ( February 5, 1919 &ndash July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Actor. Sayonara ( 1957) is a Film which tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was a fighter "Ace" during the was a naturalized American actress and standards Singer. She was best known for her roles as Katsumi the wife of Joe Kelly ( Red Sayonara ( 1957) is a Film which tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was a fighter "Ace" during the George Wells may refer to George Albert Wells (born 1926 Emeritus Professor of German at Birkbeck University of London George H Designing Woman is a 1957 Academy Award winning romantic Comedy about Fashion. Pierre Boulle ( 20 February, 1912 – 30 January, 1994) was a French Novelist largely known for two famous works Michael Wilson may refer to Michael Wilson (basketball, former player of the Harlem Globetrotters and the University of Memphis, also Carl Foreman CBE ( July 23, 1914 – June 26, 1984) was an American Screenwriter and Film producer The Bridge over the River Kwai ( Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai) is a novel by Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation

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