April 5th (1958) was a Saturday. It's the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th April, 1958
» Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
Famous Birthdays on April 5 in 1958
» Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player
» Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan lawyer and journalist (d. 2009)
April 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Albert of Montecorvino
» Æthelburh of Kent known as Ethelburga of Lyminge
» Saint Derfel or Derfel Gadarn
» Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
» Juliana of Liège
» Maria Crescentia Höss
» Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Ruadán of Lorrha
» Vincent Ferrer
» April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a Leap year (China); and its related observances: