1958

Year 1958 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the.

January

 * - founding the  is implemented.
 * - The is formed.
 * - falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on  ).
 * - A 14-year-old wins the.
 * - 9235 scientists publish a plea to stop tests.
 * - Armed Indians confront a handful of  at the town of.
 * - Following a two-day general strike, dictator of  was overthrown by a military-popular.
 * and begin their  spree with the killings of her parents and infant sister.
 * player is involved in an automobile accident that ends his career and leaves him paralyzed.
 * - Police capture in.
 * The first successful American, , is launched into orbit.
 * discovers the.
 * The first successful American, , is launched into orbit.
 * discovers the.

February

 * - and  unite to form the.
 * - The word Aerospace is coined, from the words Aircraft (aero) and Spacecraft (space) taking into consideration that the Earth's atmosphere and outerspace is to be one, or a single realm.
 * is nominated to be the first president of the.
 * a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) Mark 15 hydrogen bomb was lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia.
 * - - 21 dead, including 7 players for.
 * Marshal succeeds  as  Minister of Foreign affairs.
 * is the first woman hired as a.
 * - The Kingdoms of  and  unites in the  with the Iraqi King  as head of state.
 * - declares  the  of
 * - Test rocket explodes in.
 * n rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion . They release him 28 hours later.
 * wins presidential elections in.
 * - In, Radio Rebelde, radio of rebels of , begins broadcasting from.
 * - launches the.
 * - One of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history occurred at Prestonsburg, Kentucky, killing 27.
 * - In, Radio Rebelde, radio of rebels of , begins broadcasting from.
 * - launches the.
 * - One of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history occurred at Prestonsburg, Kentucky, killing 27.

March

 * -, ninth bishop (fourth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chicago, appointed Pro-Perfect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the.
 * - A British team led by Sir completes the first crossing of the  in Snow-cat caterpillar tractors and dogsled teams in 99 days.
 * - is decommissioned, leaving the  without an active battleship for the first time since  (recommissioned, ).
 * -  bomber accidentally drops an  on, . Its conventional explosives destroy a house and injure several people, but no  occurs.
 * - The launches the.
 * - Canada's makes its debut flight.
 * - The launches.
 * - becomes.

April

 * - established.
 * - 's revolutionary army begins its attacks on.
 * - - The first protest march for the from  to, . Demonstrators demand ban of.
 * - The daughter of the actress stabs her mother's gangster lover to death (eventually ruled ).
 * - divorces the Shah of Iran,  after she is unable to produce any children.
 * - The first regular season game ever played in  as the  beat the  8-0 at 's.
 * - King officially opens the  in, also known as.

May

 * - becomes.
 * - Actor-singer, whose passport has been reinstated, sings in a sold-out one-man recital at . The recital is such a success that Robeson gives another one at Carnegie Hall a few days later. But after these two concerts, Robeson is seldom seen in public in the United States again. His Carnegie Hall concerts are later released on records and on.
 * - A formal agreement is signed between the  and.
 * - During a visit to, , 's car is attacked by  demonstrators.
 * - The launches.
 * - Short-lived outburst of friendship between Arabs and Europeans in.
 * - An sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph.
 * - 's government launches counteroffensive against Castro's rebels.
 * -  announces that from December,  will be introduced in the  area.
 * - ceased transmission
 * - The bodies of unidentified soldiers killed in action during and the  are buried at the  in.

June

 * is brought out of retirement to lead by decree for six months.
 * extends its fishing limits to 12 miles (22.2 km).
 * -, , USA; Hearst Castle opens to the public for guided tours.
 * - visits.
 * - is hanged for treason in Hungary.
 * - party becomes legal again in.
 * - beats  5-2 to win the.
 * - beats  5-2 to win the.

July

 * - First ascent of, 11th highest mountain in the world.
 * signs the Statehood Act into.
 * First  opens in Toluca Lake, Calif.
 * - 7.5  in, , causes a  that produces a huge 520-meter high wave
 * - First s installed in Britain
 * - : The i monarchy is overthrown by s, King is murdered and  assumes power.
 * - In, 5,000 land in the capital  in order to protect the pro-Western government there.
 * - British paratroopers arrive in ; king has asked help against pressure from Iraq.
 * - Various rebel groups in Cuba join forces but communists do not join the deal.
 * - The first is created in Britain.
 * is launched
 * Queen gives her son  the title of.
 * - The formally creates the  (NASA).
 * Queen gives her son  the title of.
 * - The formally creates the  (NASA).

August

 * - The nuclear powered submarine  became the first vessel to cross the under water.
 * - was born in Bay City, Michigan.
 * - : The begins with the 's bombardment of.
 * - The begins.
 * - was born in Gary, Indiana.
 * - - Riots between blacks and whites in,.

September

 * - Beginning of the  between UK and Iceland.
 * - invents first.
 * - Two designed by German engineer Ernst Mohr (the first German post-war rockets) reach the upper atmosphere.
 * - in,  kills 615.
 * - In, a majority of 79% says yes to the constitution of the.
 * - . performs at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.

October

 * and join the.
 * starts operations and replaces the.
 * - declares itself independent from.
 * - uses new  jets to become the first  to fly jet passenger services across the.
 * -  dies.
 * -, the second and most successful of three project , became the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed.
 * - succeeds  as the 261st.
 * - succeeds  as the 261st.

November

 * - New building inaugurated in.
 * - Menzies Government (Australia) re-elected for a 5th Term.
 * -  debuts on.
 * - gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the.
 * -, the , and become autonomous republics within the.
 * - win parliamentary elections in.

December

 * becomes independent from.
 * At least 90 students and 3 nuns are killed in a in.
 * - is inaugurated in the  by the  when she dials a call from  to  and speaks to the.
 * - The bypass, the 's first, opens to traffic for the first time. This stretch is now part of the  and s.
 * - The is founded in the USA by, a retired candy manufacturer.
 * - The 3rd  becomes the first ever to reach the Southern.
 * - General is elected president of  with 78.5% of the votes.
 * - 's ' (the  version) is shown on prime-time  in  for the first time, as an episode of the   series '.
 * - The Baltimore Colts beat The New York Giants 23-17 in overtime to win The NFL Championship.
 * - Rebel troops under begin to invade  in.
 * - Rebel troops under begin to invade  in.

Undated

 * During the,  is discovered.
 * Foundation of.
 * Based on birth rates (per 1,000 population), the post-war ended in the  as an eleven-year decline in the birth rate began - the longest on record in that country
 * Last legal in the United States.
 * , the substance known is discovered. It is used as an aversive agent in products such as bleach to reduce the risk of children drinking them.
 * wins the (for s), in the USSR, breaking  tensions.
 * is founded.
 * The ese ceased having serrated edges after a five year period beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since and before had smooth edges.
 * The largest in recorded history of solar maxima occurs.

January-February

 * -, hip-hop/rap DJ
 * -, Russian pianist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Turkish militant
 * -, Guitarist for The Bangles
 * -, Serbian president
 * -, American actor
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actress and comedian
 * -, Estonian artist and jewelry designer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Polish writer (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * , British broadcasting executive
 * , Czechoslovakian tennis player
 * , Swedish actress
 * , American actor and stuntman (d. )
 * -, American television executive
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American singer, songwriter, and actor
 * , Irish singer
 * , American singer
 * , American musician
 * , American actor
 * -, American astronaut
 * , American musician
 * , American actor
 * -, American astronaut
 * -, American astronaut

March-April

 * -, English singer
 * -, English actress
 * , American actress
 * , British artist
 * -, English-born singer (d. )
 * -, British singer
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * , American actress
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, English actor
 * -, American singer and guiatrist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (d. )
 * , Russian-born pianist
 * , American musician and record producer
 * -, Belgian designer of the Euro coins common side
 * -, English guitarist
 * , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * , British writer and musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
 * -, Scottish singer
 * -, American golfer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
 * -, Scottish singer
 * -, American golfer
 * -, American actress

May-July

 * -, American actor
 * -, Former senator from PA
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American Republican politician from the state of Florida
 * , American author
 * , American comedian and actor
 * -, New Zealand singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American comedian, actor, and director
 * , American actress, singer, and entertainer
 * , American singer
 * -, American musician and activist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American ice hockey coach
 * , Finnish composer
 * , English actor and playwright
 * -, American actor, broadcaster and singer
 * -, Finnish conductor and composer
 * -, American Methodist bishop
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, British comedian
 * -, Danish recorder player
 * -, American actor
 * , American politician
 * , Irish footballer (d. )
 * -, Irish-born dancer
 * -, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (d. )
 * -, British singer and songwriter
 * , American entrepreneur and basketball team owner
 * , American drummer
 * -, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (d. )
 * -, British singer and songwriter
 * , American entrepreneur and basketball team owner
 * , American drummer
 * , American drummer

August-September

 * -, Irish actor
 * , English musician
 * , champion jockey
 * , Russian writer
 * , American actor and comedian
 * , American-born singer, songwriter, and actress
 * , American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American-born actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * , American comedian, actor, author
 * , American comedian, actor, voice actor
 * -, Japanese voice actor
 * -, New Zealand cricketer
 * -, American film director/writer/producer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Ghanaian boxer
 * -, French poker player
 * -, Italian tenor
 * , British musician
 * , American football coach
 * -, American author, actor, and filmmaker
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * , British musician
 * , American football coach
 * -, American author, actor, and filmmaker
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer

October-December

 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American musician ( and The )
 * -, English musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American country singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * , Northern Irish professional wrestler
 * , American actor
 * , British musician
 * -, English musician
 * , English Newsreader
 * , American Musician, Bass Player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Finnish singer, former Eurovision contestant
 * -, American actress
 * -, Serbian academic
 * -, Mayor of Dallas, Texas
 * -, American actress
 * -, British model
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Dutch bodybuilder
 * -, American actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, American writer
 * -, Canadian cartoonist
 * -, English filmmaker and animator
 * -, American punk rock musician
 * , Austrian lawyer and writer
 * , American musician
 * , American ice skater and actress
 * , American bassist
 * -, American bassist
 * , Canadian musician
 * , American football player
 * , baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * , Canadian musician
 * , American football player
 * , baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

January-June

 * , American photographer (b. )
 * , American designer/govenor (b.)
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Swiss artist (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, English suffragette (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, British crystallographer (b. )
 * -, Welsh footballer (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Romanian aviator (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of (suicide) (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )

July-December

 * (killed during coup d'etat)
 * King (b. )
 * , former regent of Iraq (b. )
 * -, French physicist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish artist (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * , artist (b. )
 * , Scottish-born Canadian poet (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * , English cricketer (b. )
 * American photographer (b. )
 * -, British philosopher, author of Principia Ethica (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English politician and diplomat, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Polish conductor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, laureate (b. )