13th » May 1958 crisis: a group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend Algerie francaise known as French control of Algeria.
13th » Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to Circumnavigation circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over convert 17,000 km mi by sea and convert 62,000 km mi by land during a ten-year journey.
18th » An F-104 Starfighter sets a Flight airspeed record or world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
22nd » 1958 riots in Ceylon or Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamil people named Tamils.
23rd » The satellite 'Explorer 1' ceases transmission.
24th » United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
30th » Memorial Day: the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns e.g Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1958
2nd » Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager
12th » Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss (band) known as Kiss, Avantasia, Badlands (American band) named Badlands, and Eric Singer Project)
14th » Christine Brennan, American journalist and author
14th » Chris Evans (Australian politician) known as Chris Evans, English-Australian politician
14th » Jan Ravens, English actress
14th » Wilma Rusman, Dutch runner
14th » Andrus Vaarik, Estonian actor and director
15th » Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler
16th » Gitane Demone, American singer-songwriter (Christian Death and Pompeii 99)
16th » Glenn Gregory, English singer-songwriter (Heaven 17, Honeyroot, and ABC (band) called ABC)
17th » Ivor Bolton, English harpsichord player and conductor
17th » Paul Whitehouse, Welsh-English actor, producer, and screenwriter
18th » Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
18th » Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Toyah (band) or Toyah, The Humans (band) known as The Humans, and Sunday All Over the World)
25th » Paul Weller, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jam and The Style Council)
26th » Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician
26th » Margaret Colin, American actress
26th » Howard Goodall, English composer
27th » Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London
27th » Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and mandolin player (Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, The Mullanes, 7 Worlds Collide, and Pajama Club)
27th » Linnea Quigley, American actress and producer
27th » Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician (d. 2012)