Date: February 21, 1958
Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival. Date: June 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958United States Air Force Academy Opens in Colorado Springs August 29, 1958Capital Airlines Flight…
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic. Date: February 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Kentucky School Bus Disaster Kills 27 in Levisa Fork River,…
The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. Date: April 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on…
Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. Date: February 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…
Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit. Date: January 4, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Tybee Bomb Lost Off Savannah, Georgia…
Capital Airlines Flight 67 crashes in Tittabawassee Township, Michigan, near Freeland Tri-City Airport, killing 47. Date: April 6, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Samuel Alphonsus Stritch Becomes First U.S. Roman Curia Member, March…