Date: May 13, 1958
Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed. Date: June 16, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Benelux Economic Union Founded as EEC Testing Ground, February 3, 1958CBC…
Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic. Date: February 22, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Progressive Conservatives Win Record Canadian Election…
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors. Date: August 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day…
A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered. 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…
Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community. Date: February 3, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Guatemalan Air Force Sinks Mexican Fishing Boats, Sparks Tension,…
A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. Date: July 9, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅…