What Happened In January 1958 In History

Historical Events for January, 1958

• 1st » The European Economic Community is established.
• 3rd » The West Indies Federation is formed.
• 4th » 'Sputnik 1' falls to Earth from orbit.
• 13th » The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Ifni War known as Battle of Edchera.
• 21st » The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator.
• 23rd » After a general uprising and rioting in the streets, President of Venezuela known as President Marcos Pérez Jiménez leaves Venezuela.
• 26th » Japanese ferry 'Nankai Maru' capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
• 28th » The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
• 28th » The last episode of the British radio comedy programme 'The Goon Show' is broadcast.
• 31st » Explorer program: 'Explorer 1' The first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit.
• 31st » James Van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1958

• 1st » Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
• 1st » Dave Silk, American ice hockey player
• 2nd » Helen Goodman, English politician
• 2nd » Vladimir Ovchinnikov (pianist) or Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist
• 3rd » James J. Greco, American businessman
• 3rd » Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean actor, director, and producer
• 4th » Andy Borowitz, American comedian and author
• 4th » Matt Frewer, American actor
• 4th » Gary Jones (actor) known as Gary Jones, Welsh-Canadian actor
• 4th » Jim Powers, American wrestler
• 4th » Julian Sands, English actor
• 5th » Nancy Delahunt, Canadian curler
• 5th » Ron Kittle, American baseball player
• 5th » Marvin Lee Wilson, American murderer (d. 2012)
• 6th » Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist
• 6th » Scott Bryce, American actor
• 6th » Margus Hanson, Estonian politician
• 7th » Donna Rice Hughes, American actress and activist
• 7th » Linda Kozlowski, American actress
• 8th » Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler
• 9th » Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish murderer
• 9th » Stephen Neale, English philosopher
• 10th » Eddie Cheever, American race car driver
• 10th » Caroline Langrishe, English actress
• 10th » Anatoly Pisarenko, Ukrainian weightlifter
• 11th » Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian crime boss
• 11th » Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Bangles and Continental Drifters)
• 12th » Christiane Amanpour, English-American journalist
• 12th » Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 13th » Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager
• 13th » Ton du Chatinier, Dutch footballer and manager
• 13th » Tasha Voux, American porn actress
• 14th » Colin Ferguson (mass murderer) known as Colin Ferguson, Jamaican-American murderer
• 15th » Boris Tadić, Serbian politician, 16th President of Serbia
• 16th » Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 16th » Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountaineer (d. 1997)
• 16th » Lena Ek, Swedish politician
• 16th » Marla Frazee, American author and illustrator
• 16th » Tony Pulis, Welsh footballer and manager
• 17th » Valdas Kasparavičius, Lithuanian footballer
• 19th » Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)
• 20th » Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
• 21st » Gareth Branwyn, American journalist and critic
• 21st » Frank Ticheli, American composer
• 21st » Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
• 22nd » Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
• 24th » Neil Allen, American baseball player
• 25th » Kavita Krishnamurthy, Indian singer
• 25th » Dinah Manoff, American actress and director
• 25th » Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager
• 25th » Gary Tibbs, English bass guitarist and actor
• 26th » Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter (Chapter 8)
• 26th » Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
• 26th » Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer
• 27th » James Grippando, American author
• 27th » Kadri Mälk, Estonian jewelry designer
• 27th » Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 27th » Susanna Thompson, American actress
• 29th » Glen Cochrane, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Stephen Lerner, American union leader
• 29th » Linda Smith (comedian) known as Linda Smith, English comedian and actress (d. 2006)
• 30th » Brett Butler (actress) known as Brett Butler, American actress and producer
• 31st » Armin Reichel, German footballer

Famous Deaths for January 1958

• 1st » Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
• 7th » Jalmari Eskola, Finnish runner (b. 1886)
• 8th » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 8th » John Duff, Canadian race car driver (b. 1895)
• 8th » Paul Pilgrim, American runner (b. 1883)
• 9th » Dick Grant, Canadian runner (b. 1878)
• 12th » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 13th » Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1880)
• 25th » Robert R. Young, American businessman (b. 1897)
• 30th » Jean Crotti, Swiss painter (b. 1878)
• 30th » Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel e.g Heinkel Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
• 31st » Karl Selter, Estonian politician (b. 1898)

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