Today in History for 13th January 1958

Historical Events

Events 1 - 3 of 3

- 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban
- Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
- US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1

- Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 3 of 3

- Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
- Jesse L. Lasky, U.S. film producer (b. 1880)
- John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75

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