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1958 Calendar
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1958 Historical Event(s)
- January 23, 1958 – Overthrow in Venezuela of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
- February 18, 1958 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.
- March 1, 1958 – Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia.
- March 3, 1958 – Nuri as-Said becomes the prime minister of Iraq for the 14th time.
- April 15, 1958 – Walter O'Malley’s Los Angeles Dodgers host the first Major League Baseball game played on the West Coast of the United States.
- July 7, 1958 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
- July 14, 1958 – Iraqi Revolution: in Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abdul Karim Kassem, who becomes the nation’s new leader.
- August 23, 1958 – Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People’s Liberation Army’s bombardment of Quemoy.
- September 12, 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit.
- September 14, 1958 – The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
Who Were Born On 1958?
- February 27, 1958 – Nancy Spungen, American murder victim (d. 1978)
- March 20, 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress
- March 26, 1958 – Chris Codiroli, American baseball player
- April 5, 1958 – Johan Kriek, South African/American tennis player
- April 28, 1958 – Hal Sutton, American golfer
- May 3, 1958 – Kevin Kilner, American actor
- August 13, 1958 – Randall “Randy” Shughart, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
- August 30, 1958 – Martin Jackson, British drummer (Swing out Sister)
- October 14, 1958 – Thomas Dolby, English musician
- November 18, 1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-born American actor