What Happened In July 1958 In History

Historical Events for July, 1958

• 1st » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
• 7th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into Law of the United States named law.
• 9th » Lituya Bay is hit by a megatsunami. The wave is recorded at 30 to 91 meters high, the largest in recorded history.
• 25th » The African Regroupment Party (PRA) holds its first congress in Cotonou.
• 26th » Explorer program: 'Explorer 4' is launched.
• 29th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the NASA e.g National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Famous Birthdays on July in 1958

• 2nd » Thomas Bickerton, American bishop
• 2nd » Đặng Thái Sơn, Vietnamese-Canadian pianist
• 3rd » Lisa De Leeuw, American porn actress (d. 1993)
• 3rd » Matthew Fraser (journalist) known as Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic
• 3rd » Charlie Higson, English actor, singer, and author (The Higsons)
• 3rd » Siân Lloyd, Welsh meteorologist and journalist
• 3rd » Didier Mouron, Swiss-Canadian painter
• 3rd » Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 4th » Steve Hartman (sportscaster) e.g Steve Hartman, American sportscaster
• 4th » Kirk Pengilly, Australian singer and guitarist (INXS)
• 4th » Carl Valentine, English-Canadian footballer, coach, and manager
• 5th » Paul Daniel, English conductor
• 5th » Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
• 6th » Mark Benson, English cricketer and umpire
• 6th » Jennifer Saunders, English actress, singer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Alexander Svinin, Russian figure skater and coach
• 7th » John Vickers, English economist and academic
• 8th » Kevin Bacon, American actor and singer (The Bacon Brothers)
• 8th » Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician
• 8th » Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel
• 8th » Neetu Singh, Indian actress and costume designer
• 10th » Béla Fleck, American banjo player and songwriter (Sparrow Quartet, New Grass Revival, Strength in Numbers (band) called Strength in Numbers, and Trio!)
• 10th » Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and director
• 11th » Andrew Gilbert-Scott, English race car car driver
• 11th » Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
• 12th » J. D. Hayworth, American radio host and politician
• 12th » Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress and producer
• 14th » Mircea Geoană, Romanian politician and diplomat, 97th Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Romania
• 14th » Robert Jensen, American journalist and educator
• 14th » Joe Keenan (writer) e.g Joe Keenan, American screenwriter, producer, and author
• 15th » Monica Grady, British space scientist
• 15th » Ardo Hansson, American-Estonian economist
• 15th » Gary Heale, English footballer and coach
• 15th » Mac Thornberry, American lawyer and politician
• 16th » Michael Flatley, American dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 16th » Pierre Roland Renoir, Canadian painter
• 16th » Mike Rogers (Alabama politician) known as Mike Rogers, American politician
• 17th » Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
• 17th » Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus
• 18th » Chris Ruane, Welsh politician
• 19th » Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 19th » Robert Gibson (wrestler) known as Robert Gibson, American wrestler
• 19th » David Robertson (conductor) called David Robertson, American conductor
• 20th » Peter Fraßmann, German footballer
• 20th » Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboard player and songwriter (Simple Minds)
• 20th » Billy Mays, American salesman (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Tatsunori Hara, Japanese baseball player and coach
• 22nd » Carrie Nahabedian, American chef
• 22nd » David Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1984)
• 23rd » Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation
• 24th » Joe Barry Carroll, American basketball player
• 24th » Mick Karn, Cypriot-English guitarist and songwriter (Japan (band) known as Japan, Dalis Car, NiNa, and JBK (music) or JBK) (d. 2011)
• 24th » Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach
• 25th » Alexei Filippenko, American astrophysicist and educator
• 25th » Thurston Moore, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sonic Youth, Ciccone Youth, The Coachmen, and Dim Stars)
• 26th » Monti Davis, American basketball player (d. 2013)
• 26th » Angela Hewitt, Canadian pianist
• 26th » Thierry Gilardi, French sportscaster (d. 2008)
• 27th » Christopher Dean, English figure skater
• 28th » Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (d. 1981)
• 28th » Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 29th » Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic
• 29th » Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer
• 29th » Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
• 30th » Richard Burgi, American actor
• 30th » Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 30th » Neal McCoy, American singer-songwriter
• 30th » Daley Thompson, English decathlete
• 31st » Bill Berry, American singer-songwriter and drummer (R.E.M. and Hindu Love Gods (band) known as Hindu Love Gods)
• 31st » Mark Cuban, American businessman
• 31st » Wally Kurth, American actor and singer

Famous Deaths for July 1958

• 1st » Scott Leary, American swimmer (b. 1881)
• 15th » Julia Lennon, English mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)
• 22nd » Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ukrainian-Russian author (b. 1895)
• 25th » Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1891)
• 27th » Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (b. 1893)

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