Events from the year 1958 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...

G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams (February 23, 1911 – February 2, 1988) was an American politician who served as the List of governors of Michigan, 41st governor of Michigan, elected in 1948 and serving six two-year terms in office. He lat ...

( Democrat) *

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. The current lieutenant governor by default is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019. Proce ...

: Philip Hart (Democrat) * Michigan Attorney General: Paul Adams * Michigan Secretary of State:

James M. Hare James M. Hare (July 31, 1910 – March 10, 1980) was an American politician who served as the 38th Michigan Secretary of State. Biography Hare was born James McNeil Hare in Racine, Wisconsin. He died in 1980. Hare was a Unitarian. Career Har ...

(Democrat) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives:

George Van Peursem George Van Peursem (December 18, 1912 – June 20, 1998) was an American politician from the State of Michigan. Van Peursem was born in December 18, 1912 and was a resident of Zeeland, Michigan. He was a member of Michigan State House of Repr ...

( Republican) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:

Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit:

Louis Miriani Louis C. Miriani (January 1, 1897 – October 18, 1987) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1957 to 1962. To date, he remains the most recent Republican to serve as Detroit's mayor. Biography Miriani g ...

* Mayor of Grand Rapids:

Paul G. Goebel Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922. He played profession ...

/ Stanley J. Davis * Mayor of Flint: George M. Algoe/ Robert J. Egan *

Mayor of Saginaw This is a list of mayors of Saginaw, Michigan. City of East Saginaw 1859–1889 The City of East Saginaw was incorporated in 1859 and existed until it was consolidated with the City of Saginaw in 1889 (effective 1890). The City Charter was granted ...

R. James Harvey Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...

* Mayor of

Dearborn Dearborn may refer to: People * Dearborn (surname) ** Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), U.S. Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson, Senior Officer of the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 Places in the United States Forts * Fort Dearborn, ...

: Orville L. Hubbard *

Mayor of Lansing List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * ...

Ralph Crego Ralph William Crego (September 2, 1893 – May 28, 1989) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Lansing, Michigan from 1943 to 1961. Crego was born at Fife Lake, Michigan, and moved to Lansing at age 21. He attended Lansing Busines ...

Mayor of Ann Arbor This is a list of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning with Ann Arbor's incorporation as a city on April 4, 1851. References Ann Arbor mayors, Political Graveyard website* Samuel W. Beakes, Past and Present of Washtenaw County' (Washtenaw C ...

: Samuel J. Eldersveld

Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan:

Patrick V. McNamara Patrick Vincent McNamara (October 4, 1894 – April 30, 1966) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1955 until his death from a stroke in Bethesda, Maryland in 1966. Early life and ...

(Democrat) * U.S. Senator from Michigan:

Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter (October 30, 1916November 23, 1979) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life Potter was born in Lapeer, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He received an AB degree f ...

(Republican) * House District 1:

Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz (August 21, 1899 – February 17, 1970) was a United States representative from Michigan and later was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis ...

(Democrat) * House District 2:

George Meader George Meader (September 13, 1907 – October 15, 1994) was a Republican politician from the US state of Michigan. Early life Meader was born on September 13, 1907, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and attended the public schools of various cities i ...

(Republican) * House District 3: August E. Johansen (Republican) * House District 4: Clare Hoffman (Republican) * House District 5:

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

(Republican) * House District 6:

Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and career Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...

(Republican) *

House District 7 A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

Robert J. McIntosh Robert John McIntosh (September 16, 1922 – March 22, 2008) was an attorney, pilot, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. McIntosh was born in Port Huron, Michigan and graduated from Port Huron High School in 1940. He attended ...

(Republican) * House District 8:

Alvin Morell Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley III (August 30, 1918 – April 10, 1969) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a U.S. representative, he made national headlines as one of the wounded of the 1954 United States Capitol shooting. Early years Ben ...

(Republican) * House District 9: Robert P. Griffin (Republican) * House District 10:

Elford Albin Cederberg Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg (March 6, 1918 – April 17, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen (Olson) Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan; his father and maternal grand ...

(Republican) * House District 11:

Victor A. Knox Victor Alfred Knox (January 13, 1899 – December 13, 1976) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. Early life and education Knox was born on a farm i ...

(Republican) * House District 12:

John B. Bennett John Bonifas Bennett (January 10, 1904 – August 9, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1964. Early life and education Bennett was bo ...

(Republican) * House District 13:

Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Cong ...

(Democrat) * House District 14:

Louis C. Rabaut Louis Charles Rabaut (December 5, 1886 – November 12, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional distr ...

(Democrat) * House District 15: John Dingell Jr. (Democrat) * House District 16:

John Lesinski Jr. John Lesinski Jr. (December 28, 1914 in Detroit – October 21, 2005 in Dearborn) was a U.S. Congressman for seven terms from the state of Michigan. He was the son of John Lesinski Sr. He was of Polish descent. Life and career Lesinski was bo ...

(Democrat) * House District 17: Martha Griffiths (Democrat) * House District 18: William Broomfield (Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

– Under managers Jack Tighe and Bill Norman, the Tigers compiled a 77–77 record and finished in fifth place in the American League. The team's statistical leaders included Harvey Kuenn with a .319 batting average, Gail Harris with 20 home runs, Al Kaline with 85 RBIs, and

with 16 wins and a 2.90 earned run average. * 1958

Michigan Wolverines baseball The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games ...

team - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled an 18–12 record.

American football

1958 Detroit Lions season The Detroit Lions season was their 29th in the National Football League (NFL). The defending NFL champions failed to improve on their previous season and finished at 4–7–1, fifth in the six-team Western Conference. Hall of Fame quarterba ...

– The Lions, under head coach

George Wilson George Wilson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan * George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), Scottish photographer * George Christopher (actor) ...

, compiled a 4–7–1 record. The team's statistical leaders included Tobin Rote with 1,678 passing yards and 351 rushing yards,

Dave Middleton David Hinton Middleton (November 23, 1933 – December 29, 2007) was an American football end, wide receiver, and halfback. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Middleton played college football as a halfback for the Auburn Tigers in 1953 and 1954 ...

with 506 receiving yards, and Jim Martin with 49 points scored. *

– Under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team's statistical leaders included Mike Panitch with 250 passing yards, Dean Look with 328 rushing yards, and Sam Williams with 242 receiving yards. * 1958 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines compiled a 2-6-1 record. The team's statistical leaders included Bob Ptacek with 763 passing yards, Darrell Harper with 309 rushing yards and 54 points scored, and Gary Prahst with 313 receiving yards. *

1958 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team The 1958 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan College (renamed Eastern Michigan University in 1959) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season ...

– Under head coach

Fred Trosko Fred Trosko (September 5, 1917 – February 6, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played at the halfback position for the University of Michigan football team from 1937 to 1939. He later served as the head football coach at Ea ...

, the Hurons compiled a 4–5 record. * 1958 Central Michigan Chippewas football team – Under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–3 record. *

1958 Western Michigan Broncos football team The 1958 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In their second season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled ...

– Under head coach

Merle Schlosser Merle Schlosser (born October 17, 1926) is an American former college football player and coach. He played football at the end position for the University of Illinois from 1948 to 1949. After graduating from Illinois, Schlosser was an assistant f ...

, the Broncos compiled a 4–5 record. *

1958 Detroit Titans football team The 1958 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season The 1958 NCAA University Division football season was notable in that it was the first to f ...

– The Titans compiled a 4–4–1 record under head coach Wally Fromhart.

Basketball

1957–58 Detroit Pistons season The 1957–58 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' tenth season in the NBA and first season in the city of Detroit. The new Detroit Pistons played home games at Olympia Stadium, home of the Detroit Red Wings, and struggled to find a footing in t ...

– In their first season in Detroit, under head coaches

Charles Eckman Charles Markwood Eckman Jr. (September 10, 1921 – July 3, 1995) was an American basketball head coach and professional basketball Official (basketball), referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a sports broadcaster. Ea ...

and Red Rocha, the Pistons compiled a 33–39 record and finished in second place in the NBA's Western Division. The team's statistical leaders included George Yardley with 2,001 points,

Walter Dukes Walter F. Dukes (June 23, 1930 – March 13, 2001) was a center for the New York Knicks (1955–1956), Minneapolis Lakers (1956–1957) and Detroit Pistons (1957–1963). He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates. Born in Ro ...

with 954 rebounds, and

Dick McGuire Richard Joseph McGuire (January 26, 1926 – February 3, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach. One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the New York Knicks and ...

with 454 assists. * 1957–58 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team – Under head coach

Forddy Anderson Forrest "Forddy" Anderson (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1999) was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach in NCAA history to take two different teams to the Final Four; Bradley in 1950 and 1954 and Michigan State in 1957. Early l ...

, the Spartans compiled a 16–6 record. John Green led the team with an average of 18.0 points per game. *

1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1957–58 season. The team finished the season in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with an overal ...

– Under head coach William Perigo, the Wolverines compiled an 11–11 record.

Pete Tillotson Peter Sage Tillotson (March 23, 1936 – February 7, 2018) was an American basketball player. He grew up in Ludington, Michigan, and played basketball for Ludington High School from 1951 to 1954 and the University of Michigan from 1955 to 1958. ...

was the team's leading scorer with 415 points in 22 games for an average of 18.8 points per game. * 1957–58 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team – Under head coach Joseph Hoy, the Broncos compiled a 5–19 record. * 1957–58 Detroit Titans men's basketball team – The Titans compiled a 13–12 record under head coach Bob Calihan.

Ice hockey

1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season The 1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 32nd season. The season involved sending Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall to the Chicago Black Hawks. Offseason * July 23, 1957 – The Chicago Black Hawks acquired Ted Lindsay and Glenn ...

– Under head coaches Jimmy Skinner and Sid Abel, the Red Wings compiled a 29–29–12 record, finished in third place in the National Hockey League, and lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. Gordie Howe led the team with 33 goals, 44 assists, and 77 points. The team's goaltender was Terry Sawchuk. * 1957–58 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season – Under head coach

Al Renfrew Allan McNab Renfrew (December 21, 1924 – November 10, 2014) was a hockey player (left wing) at the University of Michigan in the late 1940s and a college hockey coach with Michigan Technological University (1951–1956), the University of No ...

, the Wolverines compiled an 8–13 record. * 1957–58 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team – Under head coach John MacInnes, Michigan Tech compiled an 11–16–1 record. * 1957–58 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team – Under head coach Amo Bessone, the Spartans compiled a 12–11 record.

Boat racing

* Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – * APBA Gold Cup –

Golf

Michigan Open The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the sta ...

– * Motor City Open -

Chronology of events

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Births

* January 8 - Betsy DeVos, businesswoman and current Secretary of Education, in Holland, Michigan * March 10 - Steve Howe, Major League Baseball pitcher (1980–1996), in

Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit. Founde ...

* March 31 - Danny Bass, Canadian Football League player (1980-1991), in

Lansing, Michigan Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making ...

* June 22 -

Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead'' franchise, beginning with the 1978 short film ''Within the Woods''. He has starred in many low ...

, actor ( ''Evil Dead'' franchise, ''

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'', often referred to as just ''Brisco'' or ''Brisco County'', is an American weird western television series created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse. It ran for 27 episodes on the Fox network starting i ...

'', ''

Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...

''), in Royal Oak, Michigan * July 15 -

Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...

, Mayor of Detroit since 2014, in Detroit * August 11 - Dan Kildee, U.S. Congressman since 2013, in

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...

* August 16 -

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

, singer and entertainer, in Bay City, Michigan * August 19 - Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan (2011–2019), in

Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...

* August 21 - Gary Hogeboom, NFL quarterback (1980–1990), in Grand Rapids, Michigan * October 23 - Michael Eric Dyson, sociology professor, author, and radio host, in Detroit * December 1 - Gary Peters, U.S. Congress (2009-2015), U.S. Senate (2015-present), in

* December 24 - Gene Sperling, economist who was Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, in

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...

Gallery of 1958 births

File:Betsy DeVos official portrait.jpg, Betsy DeVos File:Mike Duggan 2013.jpg,

File:Dan Kildee official photo.jpg, Dan Kildee File:Rick Snyder in 2013.jpg, Rick Snyder File:Gary Peters, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg, Gary Peters

Deaths

* October 25 - Edward Aloysius Mooney, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Detroit (1937-1958), at age 76 in Rome, Italy * November - H. G. Salsinger, sports editor of The Detroit News for 49 years, at age 73 in Detroit

Gallery of 1958 deaths

File:EdwardCardinalMooney.jpg, Edward Aloysius Mooney

References

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