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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1958: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1958?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1958 Belgian Christian-democrats win parliamentary election
  • 02 Jun 1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio
  • 03 Jun 1958 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers
  • 04 Jun 1958 French Premier De Gaulle arrives in Algiers
  • 06 Jun 1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st black to play as a Tiger
  • 07 Jun 1958 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
  • 08 Jun 1958 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright
  • 09 Jun 1958 Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley hits #1
  • 11 Jun 1958 UN Security council sends observers to Lebanon
  • 12 Jun 1958 Make Me Laugh, TV Game Show
  • 13 Jun 1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
  • 14 Jun 1958 58th US Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa
  • 15 Jun 1958 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
  • 16 Jun 1958 Government troops land on North-Celebes Indonesia
  • 17 Jun 1958 Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy
  • 20 Jun 1958 The iron barque ''Omega'' of Callao, Peru (built in Scotland, 1887), sinks on passage carrying guano from the Pachacamac Islands for Huacho, the world’s last full rigged ship trading under sail alone.
  • 21 Jun 1958 French franc devalues
  • 22 Jun 1958 Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
  • 23 Jun 1958 Foundation Praemium Erasmianum (Erasmus Prize) established
  • 26 Jun 1958 Gaston Eyskens becomes Premier of Belgium
  • 27 Jun 1958 Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London
  • 28 Jun 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
  • 30 Jun 1958 No Chemise, Please by Gerry Grenahan peaks at #24

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in June 1958?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - All I Have To Do Is Dream
  2. - The Purple People Eater
  3. - Witch Doctor
  4. - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
  5. - Yakety Yak

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Who's Sorry Now
  2. - Whole Lotta Woman
  3. - On The Street Where You Live
  4. - A Wonderful Time Up There
  5. - Tom Hark

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Roy Ward Baker

Starring: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman

Country: United States of America

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Release year: 1958

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

Starring: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews

Country: United States of America

The Vikings

The Vikings

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Richard Fleischer

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh

Country: United States of America

The Bravados

The Bravados

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Henry King

Starring: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi

Country: United States of America

King Creole

King Creole

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Starring: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1958?
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Land Without Justice by Milovan Djilas

Land Without Justice

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The autobiography of the youth and Vice President of Yugoslovia. It also tells the story of Montenegro, a land little known.

Strangers When We Meet by Evan Hunter

Strangers When We Meet

By:

Drama

The Private World Of Pablo Picasso by David Douglas Duncan

The Private World Of Pablo Picasso

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Paperback out of print Pocket Books, Inc. distributes A Ridge Press Book. The front cover is in the upper right corner.

Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver

Anatomy of a Murder

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Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder was first published by St. Martin's 1958. It quickly became America's number-one bestseller and was later made into the classic Otto Preminger film.

Life Plus 99 Years by Nathan F. Leopold

Life Plus 99 Years

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Nathan Leopold Jr. was a half of famed duo Leopold & Loeb, who were the murderers of Bobby Franks (14 years old) in 1924 on Chicago's south side.