May 1958 calendar

May 1958
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1958.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on May 1958: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1958?

Events

01 May 1958 Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon / conquer Morotai
03 May 1958 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05
04 May 1958 Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen President of Colombia.
05 May 1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting
07 May 1958 Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m
08 May 1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock
09 May 1958 Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship.
10 May 1958 Interviewed in the Chave d'Ouro café, when asked about his rival António de Oliveira Salazar, Humberto Delgado utters one of the most famous comments in Portuguese political history: quotObviamente, demito-o! (Obviously, I'll sack him!)quot.
11 May 1958 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open.
12 May 1958 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
13 May 1958 Rioters attack US Vice President Richard Nixon in Venezuala.
15 May 1958 USSR launches Sputnik III
16 May 1958 Walter Irwin flies 2,259 km/h in F-104A Starfighter
17 May 1958 84th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2.
18 May 1958 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
19 May 1958 South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
20 May 1958 US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
21 May 1958 Indonesian paratroopers reconquer Morotai Island.
22 May 1958 Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamils.
23 May 1958 Mao Tse Tung starts "Great leap forward" movement in China.
24 May 1958 New Girl in Town closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 432 performances
26 May 1958 Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark.
27 May 1958 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed).
28 May 1958 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
29 May 1958 Real Madrid wins third Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, Belgium.
30 May 1958 Unidentified American soldiers killed in WWII and Korean War buried in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
31 May 1958 US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests).
13 May 1958 Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.