Events
January
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January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
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– The
European Economic Community
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
(EEC) comes into being.
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January 3
Events Pre-1600
*AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor.
* 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...
– The
West Indies Federation
The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean th ...
is formed.
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January 4
Events Pre-1600
*46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
* 871 – Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great, Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasi ...
**
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineering, mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa people, Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the Timeline of M ...
's
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
completes the third overland journey to the
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish ...
, the first to use powered vehicles.
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Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 (, , ''Satellite 1''), sometimes referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program ...
(launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up.
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January 13
Events Pre-1600
* 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years.
* 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the ra ...
–
Battle of Edchera
The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War (''la Guerra Olvidada'') in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Morocco, Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege ...
: The
Moroccan Army of Liberation
The Army of Liberation (; ) was an organization of various loosely united militias fighting for the independence of Morocco from the French- Spanish protectorate.
It was founded in 1955 as an attempt to organise the various factions of rural ...
ambushes a Spanish patrol.
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January 27
Events Pre-1600
* 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor.
* 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes sole emperor of the ...
– A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "
Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
February
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February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), ...
–
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
and
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
unite to form the
United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic (UAR; ) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between Republic of Egypt (1953–1958), Egypt (including Occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Ara ...
.
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February 2
Events Pre-1600
* 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of " Roman law".
* 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: ...
– The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when re ...
led by Wg Cdr
Mitty Masud set a
world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
performing a 16 aircraft diamond loop in
F-86 Sabres
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...
. 30,000 people àre in attendance including
President Iskandar Ali Mirza
Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 189913 November 1969) was a Bengali politician, statesman and military general who served as the Dominion of Pakistan's fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the Islamic Repub ...
,
General Ayub Khan,
Air Marshal Asghar Khan
Mohammad Asghar Khan (17 January 1921 – 5 January 2018) known as ''Night Flyer,'' held the distinction of being the first native and second Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) from 1957 to 1965. He has been described as the Fa ...
, Air Commodore
Nur Khan
Nur Khan (22 February 192315 December 2011) was a Pakistan Air Force officer, politician and statesman who served as sixth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 1969. He later served as the sixth governor of West Pakistan ...
,
C-in-C Turkish Air Force Hamdullah Suphi Göker, Chief of the
Iraqi Air Force
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF; ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders. The IQAF also acts as a support force for t ...
Abdul Kadhim Abaddi,
Chief of the Imperial Iranian Air Force and Chief Guest
King Zahir Shah in whose honor the performance has been organized.
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February 5
Events Pre-1600
*
*2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title ''pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate.
*AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
*756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself E ...
–
1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision: A U.S.
B-47
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long- range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft ...
bomber jettisons a
hydrogen bomb
A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) is a second-generation nuclear weapon design. Its greater sophistication affords it vastly greater destructive power than first-generation nuclear bombs, a more compact size, a lo ...
into
Wassaw Sound off
Tybee Island, Georgia
Tybee Island ( ) is a city and a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah. The name is used for both the city and the island, but geographically the two are not identical: only part of the island's terri ...
; it is never recovered.
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February 6
Events Pre-1600
* 590 – Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih.
* 1579 – The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointe ...
– Seven
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
footballers are among the 21 people killed in the
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...
in West Germany, on the return flight from a
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...
game in
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
. 23 people survive; manager
Matt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew Busby (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He was the first manager of an E ...
and players
Johnny Berry
Reginald John Berry (1 June 1926 – 16 September 1994), also listed as John James Berry, was an English footballer. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. Despite his diminutive stature, he was a natural right winger with ...
and
Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby ...
are in a serious condition. Berry will never play again and Edwards dies a fortnight later, as does the co-pilot.
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February 11
Events Pre-1600
* 660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
* 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his comin ...
– Marshal
Chen Yi succeeds
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai ( zh, s=周恩来, p=Zhōu Ēnlái, w=Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 unti ...
as Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs.
*
February 14
It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day.
Events Pre-1600
* 748 – Abbasid Revolution#Persian phase, Abbasid Revolution: The Kaysanites Shia#History, Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad ...
– The
Hashemite
The Hashemites (), also House of Hashim, are the Dynasty, royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz (1916–1925), Arab Kingdom of Syria, Syria (1920), and Kingd ...
Kingdoms of
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
and
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
unite in the
Arab Federation
The Hashemite Arab Federation was a short-lived confederation that lasted from 14 February to 2 August 1958, between the Hashemite kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan. Although the name implies a federal structure, it was ''de facto'' a confederation.
T ...
, with King
Faisal II of Iraq
Faisal II (; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in ...
as head of state.
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February 23
Events Pre-1600
* 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
* 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone o ...
**
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
n rebels kidnap five-time world driving champion
Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio (, ; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995) was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "el Chueco" and "el Maestro", Fangio won five Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the ti ...
, releasing him 28 hours later.
**
Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi Ércoli (Paso de los Libres, October 28, 1908 – Buenos Aires, April 18, 1995) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher, statesman, and politician. He was elected president of Argentina and governed from May ...
is elected president of
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
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February 24
Events Pre-1600
* 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica.
* 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence.
...
– In
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
,
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President of Cuba, president ...
's ''
Radio Rebelde
Radio Rebelde (English: Rebel Radio) is a Cuban Spanish-language radio station. It broadcasts 24 hours a day with a varied program of national and international music hits of the moment, news reports and live sport events. The station was set up ...
'' begins broadcasting from
Sierra Maestra
The Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. The range falls mainly within the Santiago de Cuba and in Granma Provinces. Some view i ...
.
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February 25
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
* 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
* ...
–
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic ...
launches the
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nucl ...
in the United Kingdom, initiated at a meeting called by
Canon John Collins
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western canon, th ...
on January 15.
The campaign
peace symbol
A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch was used symbolically by early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by a ''Dove'' lithograph b ...
has been launched on 21 February by
Gerald Holtom
Gerald Herbert Holtom (20 January 1914 – 18 September 1985Westcott, Kathryn (20 March 2008"World's best-known protest symbol turns 50"'' BBC.co.uk (News)'' (Retrieved: 21 February 2010)) was an English artist and designer. A graduate of the ...
. Protests will focus on the
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
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The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence research facility responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads for the UK's nuclear weapons. It is the successor to the Atomic Weapons Researc ...
at Aldermaston.
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February 28
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
* 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic), Fourth Council of Co ...
–
Prestonsburg bus disaster: One of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history occurs in Kentucky when a school bus hits a truck and falls into a river, resulting in 27 deaths, 26 of them schoolchildren. Twenty-two others are rescued.
March
*
March 1
Events Pre-1600
* 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor Diocleti ...
– Turkish passenger ship capsizes and sinks in a sudden gale while crossing the
Gulf of İzmit
Gulf of İzmit (), also referred to as İzmit Bay, is a bay at the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara, in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The gulf takes its name from the city of İzmit. Other cities and towns around the bay are Gebze, Körfez, ...
, Turkey; many of the 272 who die are teenage students.
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March 2
Events Pre-1600
* 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost ...
– A British
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
team, led by Sir
Vivian Fuchs
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs ( ; 11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English scientist-explorer and expedition organizer. He led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition which reached the South Pole overland in 1958.
Biography
Fuch ...
, completes the first overland crossing of the Antarctic, using
snowcat
A snowcat (a portmanteau of snow and caterpillar) is an enclosed-cab, truck-sized, fully tracked vehicle designed to travel over snow. Major manufacturers are PistenBully (Germany), Prinoth (Italy), and Tucker (United States).
Snow groomer ...
caterpillar tractors and dogsled teams, in 99 days, via the
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish ...
.
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March 8
Events Pre-1600
* 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem '' Shahnameh''.
* 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.
* 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between ...
– The is decommissioned, leaving the United States Navy without an active
battleship
A battleship is a large, heavily naval armour, armored warship with a main battery consisting of large naval gun, guns, designed to serve as a capital ship. From their advent in the late 1880s, battleships were among the largest and most form ...
for the first time since
1896
Events
January
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...
(she is recommissioned October 22, 1988).
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March 11
Events Pre-1600
* 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 13 ...
–
1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident: A U.S.
B-47
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long- range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft ...
bomber accidentally drops an
atom bomb
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear weapon), producing a nuclear explo ...
on
Mars Bluff, South Carolina
Mars Bluff is an unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina, United States that bears the distinction of having been inadvertently bombed with a nuclear weapon by the United States Air Force.
History
Originally known as Marr's ...
. Without a fissile warhead, its conventional explosives destroy a house and injure six people.
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March 17
Events Pre-1600
* 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
* 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ...
– The United States launches the
Vanguard 1
Vanguard 1 (Harvard designation: 1958-Beta 2, COSPAR ID: 1958-002B ) is an American satellite that was the fourth artificial Earth-orbiting satellite to be successfully launched, following Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 (, , ''Satellite 1''), ...
satellite
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ...
.
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March 19
Events Pre-1600
* 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
– The
Monarch Underwear Company fire
{{Old news, date=March 2024
The Monarch Underwear Company fire occurred in Manhattan, New York City at 623 Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway on March 19, 1958. Twenty-four people were killed in a loft fire, between Houston Street (Manhattan), Houst ...
occurs in New York, United States, killing 24 people.
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March 26
Events Pre-1600
* 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
* 624 – First Eid al-Fitr celebration.
* 1021 – The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret ...
– The
30th Academy Awards
The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957.
Two violent deaths surrounded the Oscars during this ceremony. A plane crash took the life of producer Mike Todd, ending the then-latest marriage of ...
Ceremony takes place in Hollywood; ''
The Bridge on the River Kwai
''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel ''The Bridge over the River Kwai'', written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are almost entirely fictional but u ...
'' wins 7 awards, including
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film a ...
.
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March 27
Events Pre-1600
* 1309 – Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.
* 1329 – Pope John XXII ...
–
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and the Premier of the Soviet Union, Chai ...
becomes
Premier of the Soviet Union
The Premier of the Soviet Union () was the head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). From 1923 to 1946, the name of the office was Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, and from 1946 to 1991 its name was ...
.
April
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April 1
Events Pre-1600
* 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.
* 1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his tro ...
– The
Treaty of Angra de Cintra
The Treaty of Angra de Cintra, signed by Spain and Morocco on 1 April 1958, ended the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and helped end the Ifni War.
The Spanish foreign minister, Fernando María Castiella y Maíz, and his Moroccan counterpart, Ahm ...
is signed by
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
and
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
, ending the
Spanish protectorate in Morocco
The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate.
The Spanish protectorate consisted of a norther ...
.
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April 3
Events Pre-1600
* 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
* 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
* 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. ...
– In Cuba,
Castro's revolutionary army begins its attacks on
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[April 13
Events Pre-1600
* 1111 – Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
* 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
* 1455 – Thirteen Years' War: ...](_bl ...<br></span></div>.
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– The Soviet satellite
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 (, , ''Satellite 2'', or Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2 (PS-2, , ''Simplest Satellite 2'', launched on 3 November 1957, was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, and the first to carry an animal into orbit, a Soviet space dog named ...
(launched November 3, 1957) disintegrates during reentry from orbit.
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April 14
Events Pre-1600
* 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
* 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...
–
Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold ...
wins the
International Tchaikovsky Competition
The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 32 years of age and singers between 19 and 32 years of ...
for
pianists
A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...
in Moscow, easing
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
tensions.
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April 17
Events Pre-1600
* 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
* 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of H ...
– King
Baudouin of Belgium
Baudouin (; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republi ...
officially opens the
world's fair
A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a perio ...
in
Brussels
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, also known as
Expo 58
Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (; ), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major world's fair registered under the Bureau Internati ...
. The
Atomium
The Atomium ( , , ) is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58). Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean Pol ...
forms the centrepiece.
*
April 20
Events Pre-1600
* 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII.
1601–1900
* 1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament.
* 1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroy ...
– The
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
win the
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...
in
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
, after
defeating the U.S.
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...
in 6 games.
*
April 21
Events Pre-1600
* 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date).
* 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is mur ...
–
United Airlines Flight 736
United Air Lines Flight 736 was a scheduled transcontinental passenger service flown daily by United Airlines between Los Angeles and New York City. On April21, 1958, the airliner assigned to the flight, a Douglas DC-7 with 47 on board, was fly ...
is involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force
F-100F jet fighter over what becomes
Enterprise, Nevada
Enterprise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 221,831 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 14,676 at the 2000 census. It was founded on December 17, 1996. As in other uninc ...
; all 49 persons in both aircraft are killed.
*
April 28
Events Pre-1600
* 224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
* 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victor ...
– A bomber flown by a U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...
operative in support of Indonesian
Permesta
Permesta was a rebel movement in Indonesia that was declared on 2 March 1957 by civil and military leaders in Eastern Indonesia. Initially the center of the movement was in Makassar, which at that time was the capital of the province of Sulawe ...
rebels bombs the harbor at
Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 20 ...
,
Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
, hitting an Indonesian naval corvette and two British
oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk cargo, bulk transport of petroleum, oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quant ...
s. In June, the Indonesian and British governments both claim that Indonesian rebels are responsible for such attacks, concealing the C.I.A.'s involvement.
May
*
May 1
Events Pre-1600
* 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor.
* 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches.
* 1169 & ...
**
Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi Ércoli (Paso de los Libres, October 28, 1908 – Buenos Aires, April 18, 1995) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher, statesman, and politician. He was elected president of Argentina and governed from May ...
becomes
President of Argentina
The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of go ...
.
** U.S. space scientist
James van Allen
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
The Van Allen radiation belts were named af ...
announces the discovery of Earth's
magnetosphere
In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field. It is created by a celestial body with an active interior Dynamo ...
.
** The
Nordic Passport Union
The Nordic Passport Union allows citizens of the Nordic countries—Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland—to travel and reside in another Nordic country without any travel documentation (e.g. a passport or national identity card) or ...
comes into force.
*
May 10
Events Pre-1600
* 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
* 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of ...
– Interviewed in the Chave d'Ouro café, when asked about his rival
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Portugal's President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal, President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1 ...
,
Humberto Delgado
Humberto da Silva Delgado (Portuguese pronunciation: �ˈbɛɾtu dɛɫˈɡadu 15 May 1906 – 13 February 1965) was a General of the Portuguese Air Force, diplomat and politician.
Early life and military career
Delgado was born in Brogueira, To ...
utters one of the most famous comments in Portuguese political history: "Obviamente, demito-o! (Obviously, I'll sack him!)".
*
May 12
Events Pre-1600
* 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
* 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the ...
– A formal
North American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ; , CDAAN), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a Combined operations, combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air ...
agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.
*
May 13
Events Pre-1600
* 1344 – A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades.
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, v ...
**
Crisis in France:
French Algerian
French Algeria ( until 1839, then afterwards; unofficially ; ), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted until the end of the Alg ...
protesters seize government offices in
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
, leading to a military coup.
** During a visit to
Caracas
Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
,
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
,
Vice President
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
's car is attacked by
anti-American
Anti-Americanism (also called anti-American sentiment and Americanophobia) is a term that can describe several sentiments and po ...
demonstrators.
*
May 15
Events Pre-1600
* 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.
* 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurpe ...
– The
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
launches
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 3 (, Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on 15 May 1958 from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. The scientific satellite carried a large array of instruments for geophysical research of the upper atmosphere and n ...
.
*
May 18
Events Pre-1600
* 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
* 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47 ...
– A U.S.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the " Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an ...
sets a world speed record of .
*
May 20
Events Pre-1600
* 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
* 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose h ...
– The
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
n government of
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of t ...
launches a counteroffensive against Castro's rebels.
*
May 22
Events Pre-1600
* 192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu.
* 760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
* 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt.
...
– U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ...
becomes the first American elected official to appear on color television.
*
May 28
Events Pre-1600
* 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from ...
–
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
beats
A.C. Milan
(), commonly referred to as Milan or AC Milan () mainly outside of Italy, is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A, the top tie ...
3–2 at
Heysel Stadium
The King Baudouin Stadium ( ; ) is a sports ground in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel Plateau, Heysel/Heizel Plateau in view of the Brussels International E ...
,
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
, and wins the
1957–58 European Cup
The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, in extra time following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This ...
in Association football.
*
May 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within .
* 1381 – ...
– The bodies of unidentified United States soldiers killed in action during World War II and the
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
are buried at the
Tomb of the Unknowns
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, United States is the burial site (and the white, marble sarcophagus above it) of a World War I soldier whose remains were unidentifiable. After a ...
, in
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.
...
.
June
*
June 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
* 1298 – Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
* 1495 – A monk, John Cor, rec ...
**
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
is brought out of retirement at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises to lead France by decree for 6 months.
**
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
extends its fishing limits to 12 miles (22.2 km).
*
June 4
Events Pre-1600
* 1411 – King Charles VI grants a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
*1525 – 1525 Bayham Abbey riot; Villagers from Kent and ...
– French Prime Minister
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
visits
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
.
*
June 16
Events Pre-1600
* 632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (''shah'') of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
*1407 – Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son K ...
–
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy ( ; ; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minis ...
and other leaders of the failed
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; ), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by ...
are hanged for treason, following secret trials.
*
June 20
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
* 1180 – First Battle of Uji, startin ...
– The iron
barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are Square rig, rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-maste ...
''Omega'' of
Callao
Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
(built in Liverpool, 1887), the world's last
full-rigged ship
A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing ship, sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more mast (sailing), masts, all of them square rig, square-rigged. Such a vessel is said to have a ship rig or be ship-rigged, with each mas ...
trading under sail alone, sinks on passage carrying
guano
Guano (Spanish from ) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. Guano is a highly effective fertiliser due to the high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, all key nutrients essential for plant growth. Guano was also, to a le ...
from the Pachacamac Islands for
Huacho
Huacho () is a city in Peru, capital of the Huaura Province and capital of the Lima Region. Also is the most populated city of the Lima Region and Norte Chico civilization, Norte Chico. It is located 223 feet (68 metres) above sea level and 148&nbs ...
.
*
June 29
Events Pre-1600
* 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei.
* 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
* 1170 – A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damagi ...
–
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
beats
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
5–2 in the
final game to win the
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
.
*
June 30
Events Pre-1600
* 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.
* 763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.
* 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Mil ...
– The 1957–58
Ifni War
The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War (''la Guerra Olvidada'') in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Morocco, Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege ...
ends in
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara (; ), officially the Spanish Possessions in the Sahara from 1884 to 1958, then Province of the Sahara between 1958 and 1976, was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was occupied and ruled by Spain bet ...
.
[
]
July
* July 9
Events Pre-1600
* 118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
* 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodo ...
– 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
The 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake occurred on PST with a moment magnitude of 7.8 to 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). The strike-slip earthquake took place on the Fairweather Fault and triggered a rockslide of 30  ...
: A 7.8 strike-slip earthquake in Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska, often abbreviated to southeast or southeastern, and sometimes called the Alaska(n) panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, bordered to the east and north by the northern half of the Canadian provi ...
causes a landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...
that produces a megatsunami
A megatsunami is an incredibly large wave created by a substantial and sudden displacement of material into a body of water.
Megatsunamis have different features from ordinary tsunamis. Ordinary tsunamis are caused by underwater tectonic activi ...
. The runup from the waves reaches on the rim of Lituya Bay
Lituya Bay (; Tlingit language, Tlingit: ''Ltu.aa'',. Spelled L'tua in translation of Tebenkov's log. meaning 'lake within the point')
is a fjord located on the coast of the south-east part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is long and wide at ...
.
* July 12
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
* 927 – King Constantine II o ...
– Henri Cornelis becomes Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo (, ; ) was a Belgian colonial empire, Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Repu ...
, the last Belgian governor prior to independence.
* July 14
Events Pre-1600
* 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
*1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
* 142 ...
– July 14 Revolution in Iraq: King Faisal II
Faisal II (; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy ...
and several family members are executed. Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abdul-Karim Qasim Muhammad Bakr al-Fadhli Al-Qaraghuli al-Zubaidi ( ' ; 21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was an Iraqi military officer and statesman who served as the Prime Minister and de facto leader of Iraq from 1958 until his ...
assumes power.
* July 15
Events Pre-1600
* 484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome
* 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. ( 17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
* 756 &ndas ...
– 1958 Lebanon crisis
The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included an American military intervention, which lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had re ...
: 5,000 United States Marines
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the Marines, maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expedi ...
land in the Lebanese capital Beirut
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in support of the pro-Western government.
* July 24
Events Pre-1600
* 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
* 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
* 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of S ...
– Fourteen life peerage
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s, the first under the Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 ( 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 21) established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Background
This Act was passed during the Conservative governments of 1957–1964, when H ...
, are created in the United Kingdom.
* July 26
Events Pre-1600
* 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
* 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seri ...
** Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched in the United States.
** Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
of the United Kingdom announces that she is giving her son Prince Charles
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and ...
the customary title for the heir apparent
An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...
of Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ...
. The announcement is made at the end of the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...
, held in Cardiff.
* July 29
Events Pre-1600
*587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
* 615 – Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.
* 904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo o ...
– The U.S. Congress
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formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space program, aeronautics research and space research. Established in 1958, it su ...
(NASA).
August
* August 3
Events Pre-1600
* 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
* 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emp ...
– The nuclear-powered submarine becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole
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under water.
* August 6
Events Pre-1600
*686 – The Ummayad forces suffer a deceisive defeat against the pro-Alid forces under Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar in the battle of Khazir.
*1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria (1284), Battle o ...
** Australian athlete Herb Elliott
Herbert James Elliott (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian athlete and arguably the world's greatest middle-distance runner of his era. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile run, clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the r ...
clips almost 3 seconds off the world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
for the mile run
The mile run (1,760 yards, 5,280 Foot (unit), feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance running, middle-distance foot race.
The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling ...
at Santry Stadium, Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, recording a time of 3 minutes 54.5 seconds.
** The Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, which outlawed the Communist Party of Chile
The Communist Party of Chile (, ) is a communist party in Chile. It was founded in 1912 as the Socialist Workers' Party () and adopted its current name in 1922. The party established a youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile (, JJ.CC), in 1932.
...
and banned 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed.
* August 7
Events Pre-1600
* 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer.
* 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of ...
– 1958 East Pakistan-India border skirmishes, a skirmish between East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...
and the Indian Army
The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...
in Laxmipur.
* August 14
Events Pre-1600
* 74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.
* 29 BC – Octavian ...
– KLM Flight 607-E
__NOTOC__
KLM Flight 607-E was an international scheduled flight that crashed on 14 August 1958, after taking off from Shannon Airport, Ireland. The aircraft was a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Lockheed Super Constellation. All 99 on b ...
, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The aircraft was colloquially referred to as the Super Connie.
The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC ...
, crashes into the Atlantic with 99 people aboard, all of whom are killed.[City remembers memorial for 99 plane crash victims]
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray backgrou ...
, 13 August 2008
* August 17
Events Pre-1600
* 310 – Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicilia (Roman province), Sicily.
* 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
* 986 – Byzanti ...
– The first Thor-Able
The Thor-Able was an American expendable launch system used for a series of re-entry vehicle tests and spacecraft launches between 1958 and 1960.
It was a two-stage rocket, consisting of a Thor IRBM as a first stage and a Vanguard-derived Abl ...
rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17
Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17), previously designated Launch Complex 17 (LC-17), was a launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida used for Thor and Delta launch vehicles launches between 1958 and 2011.
Originally built in 195 ...
. The launch fails due to a first stage malfunction.
* August 18
Events Pre-1600
* 684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
* 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei.
* 130 ...
– Brojen Das
Brojen Das (; 9 December 1927 – 1 June 1998) was a Bangladeshi (East Pakistan) swimmer, who was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it six times.
Early life and education
Brojen was born in th ...
from East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...
swims across the English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...
in a competition, the first Bangali
Bengalis ( ), also rendered as endonym Bangalee, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the sovereign country Bangl ...
as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He is first among 39 competitors.
* August 21
Events Pre-1600
* 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
*1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song War ...
–October 15
Events Pre-1600
*1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later.
* 121 ...
– Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
observes the centennial of the Lincoln–Douglas debates
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas ...
.
* August 23
Events Pre-1600
* 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...
– The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also known as the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC). The PRC shelled the islands of Kinmen (Quemoy) and the Matsu Is ...
begins with the People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
's People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
shelling the island of Kinmen
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from wh ...
(Quemoy) which is controlled by the Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
(Taiwan)'s Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...
forces.
* August 26
Events Pre-1600
* 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
* 1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most o ...
– A general strike
A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large coalitions ...
is called in Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
.
* August 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
* 1060 – The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimi ...
–September 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
*1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of A ...
– Notting Hill race riots
The Notting Hill race riots were a series of racially motivated riots that took place in Notting Hill, a district of London, between 29 August and 5 September 1958.
Background
Following the end of the Second World War, and as a result of the l ...
: Riots occur between blacks and whites in Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a wikt:cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan and multiculturalism, multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting ...
, London.
September
* September 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
*1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of A ...
– The first Cod War
The Cod Wars (; also known as , ; ) were a series of 20th-century confrontations between the United Kingdom (with aid from West Germany) and Iceland about Exclusive economic zone, fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended ...
begins between the United Kingdom and Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
.
* September 2
Events
Pre-1600
* 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
* 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of ...
** Hendrik Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (; 8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966), also known as H. F. Verwoerd, was a Dutch-born South African politician, scholar in applied psychology, philosophy, and sociology, and newspaper editor who was Prime Mini ...
becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa
The prime minister of South Africa ( was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.
History of the office
The position of Prime Minister was established in 1910, when the Union of South Africa was formed. He was appointed ...
.
** China's first television broadcasts start at Beijing Television Station, a predecessor of China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of th ...
.
* September 4
Events Pre-1600
* 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus Fall of the Western Roman Empire, ending the Western Roman Empire.
* 626 – Li Shimin, Posthumous name, posthumously known as ...
– Jorge Alessandri
Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 26th president of Chile from 1958 to 1964, and was the candidate of the Chilean right in the crucial presidential election of 1970, which he lost to Salvador A ...
is the winner of Chile's presidential election.
* September 12
Events Pre-1600
* 490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece.
* 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Sima ...
– Jack Kilby
Jack St. Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American electrical engineer who took part, along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor, in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instrumen ...
invents the first integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a set of electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components a ...
, while working at Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume. The company's focus is on developing analog ...
.
* September 14
Events Pre-1600
*AD 81 – Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
* 786 – "Night of the three Caliphs": Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. Bir ...
– Two rockets
A rocket (from , and so named for its shape) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely fr ...
designed by German engineer Ernst Mohr
Ernst Mohr was a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wuppertal. He developed the meteorological Mohr Rocket
The Mohr Rocket was a sounding rocket developed by Ernst Mohr in Wuppertal
Wuppertal (; ) is a city ...
(the first German post-war rockets) reach the upper atmosphere.
* September 18
Events Pre-1600
* 96 – Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.
* 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius i ...
– BankAmericard
Visa Inc. () is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit c ...
, the first credit card to be widely offered, is launched in Fresno, California
Fresno (; ) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County, California, Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley region. It covers a ...
in what becomes known as the "Fresno Drop".
* September 27
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
* 1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teut ...
** Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 people in Honshū
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...
, Japan.
** Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene ( ) was a deadly and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. It was the strongest hurricane on record to ...
, the worst storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, reaches category 4 status.
* September 28
** In the 1958 French constitutional referendum, a majority of 79% says yes to the constitution of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic.
** Killing of Fernando Rios, Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies from injuries suffered in an incident of gay bashing.
* September 30 – The U.S.S.R. performs a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya.
October
* October – GoldStar, predecessor of LG Electronics, is founded in South Korea.
* October 1
** Tunisia and Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
join the Arab League.
** The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty of Christmas Island from Singapore to Australia.
** NASA starts operations and replaces the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NACA in the United States.
* October 2 – Guinea declares itself independent from France, rejecting that nation's new constitution.
* October 4
** The new Constitution of France is signed into law, establishing the French Fifth Republic.
** The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) uses one of its new de Havilland Comet 4s, ''G-APDB'', to make the first commercial transatlantic flight by a jet airliner, from Heathrow Airport, London to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York International Airport, Anderson Field via Gander International Airport, Gander.
* October 11 – ''Pioneer 1'', the second and most successful of the 3 project Pioneer program, Able space probes, becomes the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA.
* October 17 – ''An Evening with Fred Astaire'', the first television show recorded on color videotape, is broadcast on NBC in the United States.
* October 18 – ''Tennis for Two'', a game invented by William Higinbotham and considered to be the first pure entertainment computer game, is introduced at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Visitors' Day Exhibit in the United States.
* October 26 – A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 makes its first transatlantic flight.
* October 28 – Pope John XXIII succeeds Pope Pius XII, as the 261st pope.
November
* November 3
** The new UNESCO building, World Heritage Centre, is inaugurated in Paris.
** Jorge Alessandri
Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 26th president of Chile from 1958 to 1964, and was the candidate of the Chilean right in the crucial presidential election of 1970, which he lost to Salvador A ...
is sworn in as President of Chile.
* November 10 – Harry Winston donates the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
* November 18 – En route to Rogers City, Michigan, United States, the Lake freighter breaks up and sinks in a storm on Lake Michigan; 33 of the 35 crewmen on board perish.
* November 20 – The Jim Henson Company is founded as The Muppets, Muppets, Inc. in the United States.
* November 22 – 1958 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal/National Party of Australia, Country Coalition (Australia), Coalition Menzies Government (1949-66), Government is re-elected with a slightly increased majority, defeating the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party led by H.V. Evatt. This is the first election where television is used as a medium for communicating with voters. Evatt will eventually resign as Labor leader and will be 1960 Australian Labor Party leadership election, replaced by his deputy Arthur Calwell.
* November 25 – French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community, French colonial empire.
* November 28 – Chad, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French colonial empire.
* November 30 – Gaullism, Gaullists win the 1958 French legislative election, French parliamentary election.
December
* December 1
** Our Lady of the Angels School fire: 90 students and 3 nuns are killed in a fire in Chicago.
** Adolfo López Mateos takes office as President of Mexico.
* December 14 – The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first ever to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility.
* December 15 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes, Charles H. Townes of Bell Laboratories publish a paper in ''Physical Review, Physical Review Letters'' setting out the principles of the optical laser.
* December 16
** A fire breaks out in the Vida Department Store in Bogotá, Colombia and kills 84 persons.
** Soviet Union, Soviet polar pilot V. M. Perov on Li-2 rescues four Belgian polar explorers, led by Gaston de Gerlache, who have survived a plane crash in Antarctica 250 km from their base five days earlier.
* December 18
** The United States launches SCORE (satellite), SCORE, the world's first communications satellite.
** The Bell XV-3 Tiltrotor makes the first true mid-air transition from vertical helicopter-type flight to fully level fixed-wing flight.
* December 19 – A message from U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is broadcast from the SCORE (satellite), SCORE satellite.
* December 21 – General Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
is elected president of France with 78.5% of the votes.
* December 24 – 1958 BOAC Bristol Britannia crash: A BOAC Bristol Britannia (312 G-AOVD) crashes near Winkton, England, during a test flight, killing nine people. Three crew members survive.
* December 29 – Battle of Santa Clara: Rebel troops under Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara begin to invade Santa Clara, Cuba.
* December 30 – The Guatemalan Air Force fires on Mexican fishing boats which had strayed into Guatemalan territory, triggering the Mexico–Guatemala conflict.
* December 31 – After the fall of Santa Clara, Cuban President Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of t ...
flees the country.
Undated
* For the first time, the total of transatlantic passengers carried by air this year exceeds the total carried by sea.
* Denatonium, the Bitter (taste), bitterest substance known, is discovered. It is used as an aversive agent in products such as bleach to reduce the risk of children drinking them.
Births
January
* January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
Events ...
** Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian-American hip-hop/rap DJ
**Renn Woods, American actress, vocalist and songwriter
* January 4
Events Pre-1600
*46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
* 871 – Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great, Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasi ...
– Matt Frewer, Canadian-American actor (''Max Headroom'')
* January 6 – Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player
* January 7 – Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter (d. 2009)
* January 8 – Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education
* January 9 – Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish militant, would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II
* January 10
** Samira Said, Moroccan singer
** Eddie Cheever, American racing driver and motorsport executive
** Jerry Estrada, Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador''
** Pantaleon Alvarez, Filipino lawyer and politician
** Dov Khenin, Israeli politician, political scientist and lawyer
* January 12 – Christiane Amanpour, British-born Iranian journalist and television host for CNN and PBS
* January 14 – Greg Fischer, American businessman, entrepreneur, and politician
* January 15 – Boris Tadić, Serbian president
* January 17 – Ted Conover, American author and journalist
* January 19
** Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)
** Stephen Fried, American investigative journalist, author, and lecturer
* January 20 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, martial artist and reality show participant
* January 21 – Hussein Saeed, Iraqi football player
* January 24
** Jools Holland, British musician
** Mike Harmon (racing driver), Mike Harmon, American stock car racing driver, crew chief, and team owner
* January 26
** Anita Baker, American soul and R&B singer
** Ellen DeGeneres, American actress, comedian and television host
** Xavier Becerra, American attorney and politician
*January 28 – Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Iranian theologian, scholar, and activist
*January 31 – Fit Finlay, Northern Irish former professional wrestler
February
* February 8
** Marina Silva, Brazilian politician
** Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
* February 9 – Cyrille Regis, English footballer (d. 2018)
* February 10
** Michael Weiss (pianist), Michael Weiss, Jazz pianist and composer
** Ricardo Gareca, Argentine footballer and manager
* February 13
** Pernilla August, Swedish actress
** Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis rights activist, entrepreneur and politician
* February 15 – Shaun Toub, Iranian born-American actor
* February 16
** Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter and actor
** Andriy Bal, Ukrainian football player and coach (d. 2014)
* February 19 – Leslie David Baker, American actor
* February 21
** Jack Coleman (actor), Jack Coleman, American actor and screenwriter
** Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer
** Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor
* February 22 – Kais Saied, President of Tunisia
* February 23
Events Pre-1600
* 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
* 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone o ...
– David Sylvian, English musician, singer and songwriter
* February 25
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
* 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
* ...
– Jeff Fisher, American football coach and former player
* February 26
** Susan Helms, American astronaut
** Tim Kaine, American Senator
* February 27 – Maggie Hassan, US Senator
* February 28
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
* 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic), Fourth Council of Co ...
– Natalya Estemirova, Russian activist (d. 2009)
March
* March 1
Events Pre-1600
* 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor Diocleti ...
– Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Bangladeshi footballer
* March 3
** Miranda Richardson, English actress
** Gianni Alemanno, Italian politician and former mayor of Rome
* March 4
** Patricia Heaton, American actress
** Tina Smith, American Senator
* March 5 – Andy Gibb, English singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (d. 1988)
* March 7
** Rik Mayall, English comedian and actor (d. 2014)
** Gregory Markkanen, American politician and member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019
** Hélio dos Anjos, Brazilian football coach and player
* March 8
Events Pre-1600
* 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem '' Shahnameh''.
* 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.
* 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between ...
– Gary Numan, British singer
* March 9 – Mikhail Gutseriev, Russian billionaire businessperson
* March 10
** Sheikh Mohammad Illias, Bengali politician
** Sharon Stone, American actress and producer
** Frankie Ruiz, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1998)
* March 11
Events Pre-1600
* 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 13 ...
– Matthew Aid, American military historian and author (d. 2018)
* March 14 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco
* March 15 – Ravi Belagere, Indian writer and journalist (d. 2020)
* March 16 – Phillip Wilcher, Australian pianist and composer
* March 18 – Mbaye Diagne, Senegalese military officer (d. 1994)
* March 19
Events Pre-1600
* 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
– Andy Reid, American professional football coach
* March 20 – Holly Hunter, American actress
* March 21
** Gary Oldman, English actor and filmmaker
** Raul Khajimba, President of Abkhazia 2014 to 2020
* March 24 – Roland Koch, German politician
* March 25 – John Ensign, American veterinarian and politician
* March 26
Events Pre-1600
* 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
* 624 – First Eid al-Fitr celebration.
* 1021 – The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret ...
** Hala Fouad, Egyptian actress (d. 1993)
** Alar Karis, President of Estonia
* March 28
** Bart Conner, American gymnast
** Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
* March 30
** Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and comedian
** Peter Ellis (childcare worker), Peter Ellis, wrongfully convicted New Zealand childcare worker (d. 2019)
** Mike Rotunda, American professional wrestler
* March 31 – Dietmar Bartsch, German politician
April
* April 2 – Jeff Wassmann, American artist, writer and theorist
* April 3
Events Pre-1600
* 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
* 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
* 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. ...
** Alec Baldwin, American actor
** Francesca Woodman, American photographer (d. 1981)
* April 4
** Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (d. 1990)
** Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Thai billionaire businessman (d. 2018)
* April 6
** Pascal Lecamp, French politician
** Mark Henn, American animator and film director
* April 11 – Stuart Adamson, Scottish guitarist and singer (d. 2001)
* April 12
** Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian athlete
** J. Alexander (model), J. Alexander, American reality television personality and runway coach
* April 14
Events Pre-1600
* 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
* 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...
– Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
* April 15 – Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and musician (d. 2023)
* April 18 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (b. 1872)
* April 19 – Denis O'Brien, Irish billionaire businessman
* April 21
Events Pre-1600
* 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date).
* 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is mur ...
** Andie MacDowell, American actress
** Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist (Crayon Shin-chan) (d. 2009)
** Lokua Kanza, Congolese singer and musician
* April 22 – Andy (singer), Andy, Armenian-Iranian singer-songwriter and actor
* April 24 – Susan Tsvangirai, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (d. 2009)
* April 25 –
** Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica
** Mike DeVault, American politician
** Rosemarie Aquilina, American judge
** Fish (singer), Fish, Scottish singer, songwriter and occasional actor
* April 26 – Giancarlo Esposito, Italian-American actor
* April 29 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
May
* May 2 – David O'Leary, Irish football manager
* May 3 – Sandi Toksvig, Danish-British writer, comedian and broadcaster
* May 4 – Keith Haring, American artist (d. 1990)
* May 8 – Lovie Smith, American football coach
* May 10
Events Pre-1600
* 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
* 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of ...
** Rick Santorum, American politician
** Ellen Ochoa, American astronaut, first Hispanic woman to go into space
** Vlada Divljan, Serbian singer and songwriter (d. 2015)
*May 11 – Saki Kubota, Sayuri Kume, Japanese singer-songwriter
* May 12
Events Pre-1600
* 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
* 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the ...
– Dries van Noten, Belgian designer
* May 13
Events Pre-1600
* 1344 – A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades.
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, v ...
– Frances Barber, English actress
* May 14 – Sarah Chen, Taiwanese singer
* May 15
Events Pre-1600
* 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.
* 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurpe ...
– Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler and football player
* May 17
** Paul Di'Anno, English heavy metal singer (d. 2024)
** Paul Whitehouse, Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian
* May 18
Events Pre-1600
* 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
* 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47 ...
– Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter
* May 19 – Jenny Durkan, American attorney, federal prosecutor and politician
* May 20
Events Pre-1600
* 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
* 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose h ...
– Jane Wiedlin, American musician and actress
* May 23
** Drew Carey, American comedian and actor
** Lea DeLaria, American comedian, actress and jazz singer
** Mitch Albom, American author and journalist
* May 25 – Paul Weller, English singer-songwriter
* May 26 – Margaret Colin, American actress
* May 27 – Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter
* May 29
** Annette Bening, American actress
** Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, filmmaker and political activist (d. 2011)
* May 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within .
* 1381 – ...
** Marie Fredriksson, Swedish rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
** K. S. Ravikumar, Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor
June
* June 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
* 1298 – Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
* 1495 – A monk, John Cor, rec ...
– Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia
* June 2 – Lex Luger, American professional wrestler
* June 3 – Margot Käßmann, Lutheran theologian, German bishop
* June 5 – Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comoroan businessman and politician, President of Comoros 2006–2011
* June 6 – Wayne Babych, Canadian professional ice hockey player
* June 7 – Prince (musician), Prince, African-American musician (d. 2016)
* June 8
** Dan Severn, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
** Louise Richardson, Irish political scientist
* June 10 – Elain Harwood, English architectural historian (d. 2023)
* June 12 – Mark Amodei, American lawyer and politician
* June 14
** Eric Heiden, American speed skater with five Olympic gold medals
** Olaf Scholz, 9th Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), Chancellor of Germany
* June 15 – Wade Boggs, American baseball player
* June 16
Events Pre-1600
* 632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (''shah'') of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
*1407 – Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son K ...
** Ted Arcidi, American professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter
** Gordana Čomić, Serbian politician
* June 17
** Jello Biafra, American singer and activist
** Jerry Carl, American politician and businessman
* June 18 – Peter Altmaier, German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany
* June 19 – Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1958), Sergei Makarov, Russian ice-hockey player and coach
* June 21 – Steve Lieberman, Jewish-American singer, songwriter, and musician
* June 22
** Rocío Banquells, Mexican pop singer and actress
** Bruce Campbell, American actor, producer, writer and director
* June 24
** Tommy Lister Jr., American actor and professional wrestler (d. 2020)
** Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and 29th premier of Quebec
* June 25 – Serik Akhmetov, 8th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
* June 26
** Jonathan Bate, British author, scholar, and cleric
** Pedro Cateriano, former Prime Minister of Peru
** Suresh Gopi, Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician
* June 27 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
* June 29
Events Pre-1600
* 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei.
* 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
* 1170 – A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damagi ...
** Rosa Mota, Portuguese long-distance runner
** Ralf Rangnick, German football coach, executive, and player
* June 30
Events Pre-1600
* 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.
* 763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.
* 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Mil ...
** Ziggy Rozalski, Polish American boxing manager and promoter
** Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
** Irina Vorobieva, Russian pair skater
** Vasil Yakusha, Belarusian rower
July
* July 1
** Tom Magee, Canadian world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor
** Mary Fahl, American singer, songwriter and actress
* July 2 – Pavan Malhotra, Indian actor
* July 5
** Avigdor Lieberman, Soviet-born Israeli politician
** Bill Watterson, American cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)
* July 6 – Jennifer Saunders, British comedian and actress
* July 7 – Michala Petri, Danish recorder player
* July 8
** Kevin Bacon, American actor
** Neetu Singh, Indian actress
** Jackson Anthony, Sri Lankan actor (d. 2023)
** Robert Cassilly (politician), Robert Cassilly, American politician
* July 10 – Fiona Shaw, Irish actress
* July 11 – Hugo Sánchez, Mexican football player and coach
* July 13 – Roger L. Jackson, American voice actor
* July 14
Events Pre-1600
* 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
*1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
* 142 ...
** Jujie Luan, Chinese-Canadian fencer
** Scott Rudin, American producer
** Mircea Geoană, Romanian politician and diplomat
* July 15
Events Pre-1600
* 484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome
* 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. ( 17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
* 756 &ndas ...
– Jörg Kachelmann, Swiss presenter, journalist and entrepreneur in the meteorological field
* July 16 – Michael Flatley, Irish-born dancer
* July 17 – Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong second wave filmmaker
* July 19 – Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
* July 20 – Billy Mays, American television salesperson (d. 2009)
* July 21 – Dave Henderson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
* July 25 – Thurston Moore, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
* July 27 – Christopher Dean, British ice dancer and Olympian
* July 28 – Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (d. 1981)
* July 30 – Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter
* July 31
** Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur and basketball team owner
** Bill Berry, American drummer
August
* August 3
Events Pre-1600
* 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
* 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emp ...
– Lambert Wilson, French actor
* August 5 – Andriy Fedetskyi, Ukrainian football player (d. 2018)
* August 7
Events Pre-1600
* 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer.
* 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of ...
– Bruce Dickinson, English musician (Iron Maiden)
* August 8 – Iván Arias, Bolivian politician, political analyst, and sociologist
* August 10 – Rami Hamdallah, Palestinian politician
* August 14
Events Pre-1600
* 74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.
* 29 BC – Octavian ...
– Bobby Eaton, American professional wrestler (d. 2021)
* August 15 – Simon Baron-Cohen, British psychologist and professor
* August 16
** Angela Bassett, African-American actress
** Anne L'Huillier, French-born atomic physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate
** Madonna, American-born singer-songwriter and actress
** Wanle Akinboboye, Nigerian culture and tourism icon
* August 17
Events Pre-1600
* 310 – Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicilia (Roman province), Sicily.
* 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
* 986 – Byzanti ...
– Belinda Carlisle, American singer
* August 18
Events Pre-1600
* 684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
* 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei.
* 130 ...
** Reg E. Cathey, African-American actor (d. 2018)
** Madeleine Stowe, American actress
** Didier Auriol, French rally driver
* August 19
** Brendan Nelson, Australian politician
** Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey coach and player
** Rick Snyder, American business executive and politician
* August 21
Events Pre-1600
* 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
*1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song War ...
– Steve Case, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist
* August 22 – Colm Feore, American-born Canadian actor
* August 23
Events Pre-1600
* 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...
** Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player and coach
** Bill Haslam, American billionaire businessman and politician
* August 24
** Steve Guttenberg, American actor
** Yan Lianke, Chinese writer
* August 25 – Tim Burton, American film director
* August 27 – Kathy Hochul, American politician, Governor of New York
* August 29
** Michael Jackson, African-American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 2009)
** Sir Lenny Henry, English comedian and actor
** Mick Harvey, Australian musician and singer-songwriter
*August 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
* 1060 – The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimi ...
– Anna Politkovskaya, Russian investigative journalist (d. 2006)
September
* September 2
Events
Pre-1600
* 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
* 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of ...
– Zdravko Krivokapić, Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister of Montenegro
* September 4
Events Pre-1600
* 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus Fall of the Western Roman Empire, ending the Western Roman Empire.
* 626 – Li Shimin, Posthumous name, posthumously known as ...
– Drew Pinsky, American media personality and physician
* September 6
** Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor and author
** Akhil Reed Amar, American legal scholar
** The Barbarian (wrestler), The Barbarian, Tongan professional wrestler
* September 7
** Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor (d. 1993)
** Goran Hadžić, Croatian Serb politician and President the Republic of Serbian Krajina during the Croatian War of Independence
** Peter Mettler, Swiss-Canadian film director and cinematographer
* September 10 – Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus, American film director/writer/producer
* September 11 – Roxann Dawson, American actress and director
* September 12
Events Pre-1600
* 490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece.
* 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Sima ...
** Wilfred Benítez, Puerto Rican professional boxer
** Steven G. Bradbury, American lawyer and government official
* September 13 – Philippa York, Scottish journalist and road racing cyclist
* September 16
** Jennifer Tilly, Canadian/American actress
** Orel Hershiser, American baseball player
* September 17
** Janez Janša, 2-Time Prime Minister of Slovenia
** Marc Buie, American astronomer
* September 18
Events Pre-1600
* 96 – Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.
* 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius i ...
– Rachid Taha, Algerian singer and activist (d. 2018)
* September 19
** Lita Ford, British musician
** Lucky Ali, Indian singer, songwriter, and actor
* September 20 – Arn Anderson, American wrestling road agent, author, and wrestler
* September 22
** Andrea Bocelli, Italian tenor
** Joan Jett, American rock musician
** Renel Brooks-Moon, American radio personality
* September 23 – Marvin Lewis, American football coach
* September 24
** Kevin Sorbo, American actor
** Byron Brown, American politician
* September 25 – Michael Madsen, American actor
* September 27
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
* 1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teut ...
– Irvine Welsh, Scottish writer
* September 28 – Rob Manfred, American lawyer and business executive
* September 30 – Marty Stuart, American singer, songwriter, and musician
October
* October 3 – Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor
* October 4 – Ned Luke, American actor
* October 5 – Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist and science communicator
* October 7 – Bernardo Arévalo, president of Guatemala
* October 8 – Ursula von der Leyen, German politician, President of the European Commission
* October 9
** Yuriy Boyko, Ukrainian politician and former Vice Prime Minister
** Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
* October 10
** Tanya Tucker, American singer
** John M. Grunsfeld, American physicist and astronaut
** Bruce Harrell, American politician and attorney
* October 13
** Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist (d. 2018)
** Maria Cantwell, US Senator
* October 14 – Thomas Dolby, English musician
* October 16 – Tim Robbins, American actor and film director
* October 17 – Alan Jackson, American country music singer-songwriter
* October 18 – Thomas Hearns, American boxer
* October 19
** Dario Franceschini, Italian lawyer, writer, and politician
** Michael Steele, American politician, attorney, and political commentator
* October 20
**Viggo Mortensen, Danish-American actor
**Scott Hall, American professional wrestler (d. 2022)
* October 21 – Andre Geim, Dutch–British physicist
* October 23 – Tony Christiansen, New Zealand motivational speaker
* October 24 – Rushern Baker, American lawyer and politician
* October 25 – Kornelia Ender, German swimmer
* October 26 – Pascale Ogier, French actress (d. 1984)
* October 27 – Simon Le Bon, English rock singer
* October 28 – Raúl Pellegrin, Chilean revolutionary, leader of Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (d. 1988)
* October 30 – Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Indian playback singer
* October 31
** Jeannie Longo, French cyclist
** Simon Poidevin, Australian rugby union player
November
* November 3 – Derrike Cope, American stock car racing driver and team owner
* November 4 – Redmond Burke, American surgeon
* November 5 – Robert Patrick, American actor
* November 7
** Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician and deputy Prime Minister of Russia
** Alice Bag, American singer and author
** Andy Biggs, American lawyer and politician
* November 10 – Mark Danner, American writer, journalist, and educator
* November 11 – Teresa Cheng (politician), Teresa Cheng, Hong Kong Senior Counsel, arbitrator and politician
* November 13 – Stephenson King, former List of Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia#Prime Ministers of Saint Lucia, 1979-present, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
* November 12 – Megan Mullally, American actress, singer and media personality
* November 16
** Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Kyrgyzstan
** Marg Helgenberger, American actress
** Roberto Guerrero, Colombian-American racing driver
* November 17 – Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress and singer
* November 18
** Daniel Brailovsky, Argentine-born Israeli footballer and manager
** Oscar Nunez, American actor, comedian
* November 19 – Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter, film director, and novelist
* November 21 – Rickson Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial artist
* November 22
** Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
** Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor
* November 26 – Michael Alden Bayard, American musician, lecturer, and author
* November 27 – Paul Gosar, American politician and dentist
* November 28 – Tanya Harford, South African tennis player
* November 29 – John Mahama, President of Ghana
December
* December 1
** Gary Peters, US Senator
** Charlene Tilton, American actress
** Javier Aguirre, Mexican football player and manager
** Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu, eleventh List of heads of government of Togo, Prime Minister of Togo
* December 2
** George Saunders, American writer
** Lal (actor), Lal, Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor
* December 4 – Terdema Ussery, American business executive, attorney, and philanthropist
* December 5
** Mark Boals, American singer
** Dynamite Kid, British professional wrestler (d. 2018)
* December 6 – Nick Park, English filmmaker and animator
* December 7
** Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (d. 1999)
** Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, former President of Malta
* December 8
** Arlette Sombo-Dibélé, Central African lawyer and politician
** Vitaly Mutko, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2016 to 2020
* December 10
** Cornelia Funke, German author
** Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Malaysian politician
** Phạm Minh Chính, Prime Minister of Vietnam
* December 11 – Nikki Sixx, American rock musician
* December 12 – Sheree J. Wilson, American actress
* December 13 – Allan K., Filipino comedian, actor, and television personality
* December 17 – Jayasudha, Indian actress and politician
* December 24
** D. Suresh Babu, Indian film producer, studio owner and film distributor
** Michael Flynn, American Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general and former National Security Advisor (United States), U.S. national security advisor
* December 25
** Dimi Mint Abba, Mauritanian musician and singer (d. 2011)
** Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter
** Rickey Henderson, American baseball player (d. 2024)
* December 27
** Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, 18th Prime minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakistan
** Barbara Crampton, American actress and producer
* December 28 – Joe Diffie, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2020)
* December 29 – Lakhdar Belloumi, Algerian football player
* December 30 – Lav Diaz, Filipino filmmaker and film critic
* December 31 – Bebe Neuwirth, American actress
Other
* Vincenzo de Cotiis, artist and designer
* David Charles Abell, American conductor
* Dave Allen (actor), Dave Allen, American television and film actor and comedian
* Bronwyn Bancroft, Aboriginal Australian artist, administrator, book illustrator, and fashion designer
* David Breskin, American writer, poet, and record producer
* James Giles (philosopher), James Giles, Canadian philosopher and psychologist
* Nicky Hager, New Zealand investigative journalist
* Raed Salah, Palestinian religious leader
* Hamza Yusuf, American Islamic scholar, Islamic neo-traditionalism, neo-traditionalist, and co-founder of Zaytuna College
* Randy Hillier, Canadian politician
* Doris Salcedo, Colombian artist
* Pamela Geller, American far-right political commentator and conspiracy theorist
Deaths
January
* January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
Events ...
– Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
* January 4
Events Pre-1600
*46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
* 871 – Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great, Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasi ...
– John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, Scottish civil servant and politician (b. 1882)
* January 7 – Petru Groza, Romanian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1884)
* January 8
** Mary Colter, American architect (b. 1869)
** Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)
* January 13
Events Pre-1600
* 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years.
* 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the ra ...
** Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (b. 1880)
** Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
* January 19 – Cândido Rondon, Brazilian military officer (b. 1865)
* January 20 – Ataúlfo Argenta, Spanish conductor and pianist (b. 1913)
* January 27
Events Pre-1600
* 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor.
* 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes sole emperor of the ...
– Prince Oskar of Prussia (b. 1888)
* January 30 – Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer and manufacturer (b. 1888)
February
* February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), ...
– Clinton Davisson, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
* February 6
Events Pre-1600
* 590 – Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih.
* 1579 – The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointe ...
– Manchester United footballers killed in Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...
** Geoff Bent (b. 1932)
** Roger Byrne (b. 1929)
** Eddie Colman (b. 1936)
** Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933), Mark Jones (b. 1933)
** David Pegg (b. 1935)
** Frank Swift (b. 1913)
** Tommy Taylor (b. 1932)
** Liam Whelan, Liam "Billy" Whelan (b. 1935)
* February 10 – Nezihe Muhiddin, Turkish suffragette and journalist (b. 1889)
* February 11
Events Pre-1600
* 660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
* 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his comin ...
– Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
* February 13
** Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette (b. 1880)
** Georges Rouault, French painter (b. 1871)
* February 21
** Henryk Arctowski, Polish scientist and explorer (b. 1871)
** Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby ...
English footballer, died from injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...
(b. 1936)
* February 27 – Harry Cohn, American film producer (b. 1891)
March
* March 1
Events Pre-1600
* 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor Diocleti ...
– Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (b. 1871)
* March 6 – Anton Reinthaller, Austrian politician (b. 1895)
* March 11
Events Pre-1600
* 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 13 ...
– Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founder of The Lego Group (b. 1891)
* March 12 – Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (b. 1878)
* March 13 – Vallathol Narayana Menon, Malayalam poet (b. 1878)
* March 22 – Mike Todd, American film director, in aviation accident (b. 1907)
* March 23 – Florian Znaniecki, Polish philosopher and sociologist (b, 1882)
* March 25 – Eileen Sharp, English singer and actress (b. 1900)
* March 28 – W. C. Handy, African-American blues composer (b. 1873)
April
* April 2
** Willie Maley, Scottish football player and manager (b. 1868)
** Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (b. 1900)
* April 5 – Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (born 1884)
* April 8 – Alcibíades Arosemena, Panamanian politician, 15th President of Panama (b. 1883)
* April 15 – Estelle Taylor, American actress (b. 1894)
* April 16 – Rosalind Franklin, English crystallographer (b. 1920)
* April 17
Events Pre-1600
* 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
* 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of H ...
– Rita Montaner, Cuban singer, pianist and actress (b. 1900)
* April 18 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (b. 1872)
* April 19 – Billy Meredith, Welsh footballer (b. 1874)
May
* May 2 – Henry Cornelius, South African-born director (b. 1913)
* May 5 – James Branch Cabell, American writer (b. 1879)
* May 9 – Koshirō Oikawa, Japanese admiral (b. 1883)
* May 19
** Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)
** Marie Pujmanová, Czechoslovak poet and novelist (b. 1893)
** Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian (b. 1870)
* May 20
Events Pre-1600
* 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
* 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose h ...
– Frédéric François-Marsal, 59th Prime Minister of France (b. 1874)
* May 26
** Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator), Constantin Cantacuzino, Romanian aviator (b. 1905)
** Cheong Yoke Choy, Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1873)
* May 29 – Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
June
* June 9 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)
* June 12 – Kate Cory, American photographer and artist (d. 1861)
* June 16
Events Pre-1600
* 632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (''shah'') of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
*1407 – Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son K ...
** Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy ( ; ; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minis ...
, Hungarian politician, 44th Prime Minister of Hungary (executed) (b. 1896
Events
January
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...
)
** Nereu Ramos, Brazilian politician, 20th President of Brazil (b. 1888)
* June 18 – Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (b. 1900)
* June 20
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
* 1180 – First Battle of Uji, startin ...
– Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
* June 24 – George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
* June 25 – Alfred Noyes, English poet, short-story writer and playwright (b. 1880)
July
* July 1 – Rudolf von Laban, Austro-Hungarian dance artist, choreographer, and movement theorist (b. 1879)
* July 5 – Patriarch Vikentije II, Serbian Patriarch, Vikentije II (b. 1890)
* July 14
Events Pre-1600
* 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
*1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
* 142 ...
(killed during ''coup d'état''):
** King Faisal II of Iraq
Faisal II (; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in ...
(b. 1935; assassinated)
** 'Abd al-Ilah, Prince of Iraq (b. 1913; assassinated)
** Ibrahim Hashem, Jordanian lawyer and politician, 3-time Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1888)
* July 15
Events Pre-1600
* 484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome
* 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. ( 17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
* 756 &ndas ...
** Nuri al-Said, Iraqi politician, 7th Prime Minister of Iraq (b. 1888)
** Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)
* July 17 – Henri Farman, French aviator and aircraft company founder (b. 1874)
* July 22 – Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian and Soviet writer and satirist (b. 1894)
* July 25 – Harry Warner, American studio executive (b. 1881)
* July 27 – Claire Lee Chennault, American aviator and general, leader of the Flying Tigers (b. 1893)
August
* August 1 – Albert E. Smith (producer), Albert E. Smith, English-born American stage magician, film director and producer (b. 1875)
* August 2 – Michele Navarra, Italian Sicilian Mafia boss (b. 1905)
* August 8 – Barbara Bennett, American actress (b. 1906)
* August 12 – Augustus Owsley Stanley, American politician (b. 1867)
* August 14
Events Pre-1600
* 74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.
* 29 BC – Octavian ...
** Big Bill Broonzy, American blues singer, composer (b. 1893) (some sources give his year of birth as 1903)
**Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. 1900)
* August 16
** José Domingues dos Santos, Portuguese politician, 89th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1885)
** Paul Panzer, German actor (b. 1872)
* August 21
Events Pre-1600
* 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
*1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song War ...
** Stevan Hristić, Yugoslav composer (b. 1885)
** Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann, German film director (b. 1908)
* August 22
** Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
** Dummy Taylor, American deaf baseball player
* August 24 – J. G. Strijdom, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1893)
* August 26
Events Pre-1600
* 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
* 1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most o ...
– Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (b. 1872)
* August 27 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
* August 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
* 1060 – The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimi ...
– John C. H. Lee, American army general (b. 1887)
September
* September 11
** Hans Grundig, German artist (b. 1901)
** Robert W. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet (b. 1874)
* September 16 – Alma Bennett, American actress (b. 1904)
* September 20 – Jacques Delannoy, French footballer (b. 1912)
* September 22 – Mary Roberts Rinehart, American writer (b. 1876)
* September 23
** Robert Mercier, French footballer (b. 1909)
** Walter F. Otto, German classical philologist (b. 1874)
* September 25 – John B. Watson, American psychologist (b. 1878)
* September 27
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
* 1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teut ...
– Adolfo Salazar, Spanish historian, composer and diplomat (b. 1890)
* September 28 – Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer (b. 1893)
* September 30 – Estate Tatanashvili, Soviet general (b. 1902)
October
* October 9 – Pope Pius XII (b. 1876)
* October 11 – Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
* October 14 – Douglas Mawson, Sir Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist and polar explorer (b. 1882)
* October 16 – Michalis Souyioul, Greek composer (b. 1906)
* October 17 – Zheng Zhenduo, Chinese historian and translator (b. 1898)
* October 24
** G. E. Moore, British philosopher of (''Principia Ethica'') (b. 1873)
** Martin Shaw (composer), Martin Shaw, English composer and conductor (b. 1875)
* October 29 – Zoë Akins, American playwright, poet and author (b. 1886)
November
* November 4 – Sam Zimbalist, American film producer (b. 1904)
* November 9 – Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American author and activist (b. 1879)
* November 11 – André Bazin, French film critic and theorist (b. 1918)
* November 15 – Tyrone Power, American actor (b. 1914)
* November 19
** Vittorio Ambrosio, Italian general (b. 1879)
** Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, German actor (b. 1898)
* November 24 – Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English politician and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1864)
* November 27
** Artur Rodziński, Polish conductor (b. 1892)
** Georgi Damyanov, Bulgarian Communist political, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly and head of the State (b. 1892)
* November 30 – Hubert Wilkins, Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer (b. 1888)
December
* December 4 – José María Caro Rodríguez, Chilean Roman Catholic cardinal and eminence (born 1866)
* December 5
** Willie Applegarth, British track and field athlete (b. 1890)
** Patras Bokhari, Pakistani humorist (b. 1898)
* December 8 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888)
* December 12
** Slobodan Jovanović, Serbian intellectual and politician (b. 1869)
** Milutin Milanković, Yugoslav mathematician, astronomer, climatologist and geophysicist, (b. 1879)
* December 13
** Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (b.1890)
** Tim Moore (comedian), Tim Moore, American vaudevillian and comic actor (b. 1887)
* December 15 – Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-born American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
* December 21
** Lion Feuchtwanger, German novelist and playwright (b. 1884)
** H. B. Warner, English actor (b. 1876)
* December 23 – Dorothy Macardle, Irish writer and historian (b. 1889)
* December 27 – Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, 16th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1887)
* December 29 – Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1895)
Nobel Prizes
* Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – Pavel Cherenkov, Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm
* Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Frederick Sanger
* Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Physiology or Medicine – George Beadle, Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg
* Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature: Boris Pasternak
* Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – Georges Pire
References
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