Today in History for July 1958

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 46 of 46

1st - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
2nd - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
3rd - "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
4th - 72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11)
5th - 65th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (86 62)
5th - J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname
5th - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth.
6th - Adolfo Lopez Mateos elected pres of Mexico
6th - Alaska becomes 49th state
7th - C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England v NZ Headingley
7th - Pres Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood
7th - William Shea outlines plans for a $12M stadium at Flushing Meadows NY
8th - 25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt
9th - Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock & ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain
10th - 1st parking meter installed in England (625 installed)
10th - Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia
12th - "Li'l Abner" closes at St James Theater NYC after 693 performances
12th - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
13th - 13th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright
13th - 87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham
13th - Patty Berg wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open
14th - General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq
14th - Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th & last encyclical Meminisse juvat
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 14th - Col Saddam Hussein & Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy
15th - Pres Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months
15th - US marines deployed in Lebanon
17th - King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation
17th - Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise," premieres in London
17th - US performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Enwetak
19th - "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 192 performances
19th - Charly Gaul wins Tour de France
20th - 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA
20th - Betty Jameson/Mary Lena Faulk wins Homestead 4-Ball Golf Tournament
20th - King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR
22nd - US performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island
23rd - 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords
24th - 14 people named 1st life peers in UK
24th - Ted Williams is fined $250 for spitting at Boston fans again
24th - Test Cricket debuts against NZ for Dexter, Illingworth & Subba Row
25th - The African Regroupment Party (PRA) holds its first congress in Cotonou.
26th - Army launches 4th US successful satellite, Explorer IV
27th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA French Lick Golf Open
28th - Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship
29th - US President Eisenhower signs into law National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
29th - Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running
31st - Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 63 of 63

1st - Nancy Lieberman Cline, Bkln, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury) (Oly-S-76)
2nd - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop
3rd - Aaron Tippin, Pensacola Fl, singer (You've Got to Stand for Something)
3rd - Robert Foth, Buffalo NY, air rifle (Olympics-1988, 92, 96)
3rd - Matthew Fraser, Canadian-British journalist
3rd - Siân Lloyd, Welsh weather presenter
4th - Kirk Pengilly, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt)
5th - Meredith Ann Pierce, US, sci-fi author (Darkangel)
5th - Patsy Pease, Winston-Salem NC, actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives)
5th - Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
5th - Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor
5th - Bill Watterson, American cartoonist
6th - Jennifer Saunders, Sleaford England, actress (Absolutely Fabulous)
6th - Mark Benson, cricketer (played Test England v India 1986, 30 & 21)
6th - Ossie Moore, Murwillumbah NSW, Australasia golfer
7th - Michael Marx, Portland Or, US fencer-epee (Olympic-84, 88, 92, 96)
8th - Carlos Cavazo, rocker (Quiet Riot - Metal Health)
8th - Fred Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
8th - Kevin Bacon, Phila Pa, actor (Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby)
8th - Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
8th - Pauline Quirke, British actress
8th - Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
9th - Bob Crudgington, Australian softball head coach (Olympics-bronze-96)
10th - Béla Fleck, American musician
10th - Fiona Shaw, Irish actress
11th - Mark Lester, Oxford England, actor (Oliver, Prince & Pauper)
11th - Ray Dodds, rocker (Fairground Attraction-You Send Me)
11th - Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
12th - Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
13th - Joy Scott, jockey
14th - Joe Keenan, American screenwriter, television producer and novelist.
15th - Daniel Bruce Forsman, Rhinelander WI, PGA golfer (1992 Buick Open)
15th - Mac Thornberry, American politician
The Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley (16th) 16th - Michael Flatley, Chicago Ill, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance)
16th - Pierre Roland Renoir, Canadian artist
16th - Mike D. Rogers, American politician
17th - Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director
18th - Margo [AM] Vliegenthart, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
18th - Nigel Twist, Manchester, rock drummer (Alarm-In the Summertime)
19th - Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler
19th - David Robertson, American symphony orchestra conductor
20th - Michael McNeill, synthesizer (Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me)
20th - Mike McNeil, rocker
22nd - Sandra Elizabeth Greenberg, Spokane Wash, playmate (June, 1987)
22nd - David Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1984)
23rd - Kenneth J Green, Danbury CT, PGA golfer (1985 Buick Open)
23rd - Lydia Cornell, El Paso Tx, actress (Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort)
24th - Mick Karn, rocker
24th - Pam Tills, Country music artist
25th - Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group)
25th - Thurston Moore, US guitarist/songwriter (Sonic Youth)
26th - Ramona Neubert, German DR, long jumper/pentathlete (Oly-4th-80)
26th - Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist
27th - Christopher Dean, Olympics skater (Torvill & Dean/Olympic-gold-1984)
28th - Terry Fox, Canadain one-legged marathoner (1980 Marathon of Hope)
28th - Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and activist (d. 1981)
28th - Michael Hitchcock, American actor
30th - Daley Thompson, London, Decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984)
30th - Kate Bush, Plumstead England, singer/songwriter (Wild Things)
30th - Richard Burgi, Montclair NJ, actor (Chad Rollo-Another World)
31st - Bill Berry, US pop drummer (REM-Sentimental Hygiene)
31st - Wallace Kurth, actor (Days of Our Lives, Ned/Ed-General Hospital)
31st - Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 26 of 26

1st - Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies
1st - Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
1st - Rudolf von Laban, Czech/Ger choreographer (modern dance), dies at 78
4th - Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79
7th - Raymond Hackett, dies at 55
11th - Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69
13th - Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday
14th - Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered
14th - Emil Barth, writer, dies at 58
14th - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad
14th - Franciscus J Feron, vicar-general of Roermond, dies at 62
14th - Noeri el-Said, premier of Iraq, murdered
15th - Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident
15th - Nuries-Said, Iraqi soldier/statesman, assassinated, dies
18th - Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84
18th - John Gobau, Flem/Dutch actor (Death of Business Traveller), dies at 67
19th - Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
20th - Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69
22nd - Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies
22nd - Michail M Zosjtsjenko, Russian author, dies at 62
22nd - Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian writer (b. 1895)
25th - "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF)
25th - Harry Warner, US movie pionier (Warner Bros), dies at 81
27th - Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893)
29th - Charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61
30th - Alexander Albrecht, composer, dies at 72