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1958 Calendar

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•  January 1, 1958 – The European Economic Community is established.
•  February 18, 1958 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.
•  March 3, 1958 – Nuri as-Said becomes the prime minister of Iraq for the 14th time.
•  March 17, 1958 – The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
•  March 25, 1958 – Canada’s Avro Arrow makes its first flight.
•  March 31, 1958 – In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
•  October 7, 1958 – President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.
•  October 23, 1958 – The Springhill Mine Bump – An underground earthquake traps 174 miners in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, the deepest coal mine in North America at the time. By November 1, rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74.
•  December 5, 1958 – The Preston bypass, the UK’s first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
•  December 18, 1958 – Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched.

•  February 1, 1958 – Ryo Horikawa, Japanese voice actor
•  March 20, 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress
•  March 22, 1958 – Pete Wylie, British singer/songwriter
•  April 4, 1958 – Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress
•  August 24, 1958 – Chris Offutt, American author
•  August 28, 1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater
•  September 18, 1958 – Linda Lusardi, English actress and model
•  September 25, 1958 – Randy Kerber, American composer
•  October 3, 1958 – Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer (La La La Human Steps)
•  November 10, 1958 – Massimo Morsello, Italian singer (d. 2001)