May 1958 calendar

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).

Famous Birthday

• Keith Haring

  American artist, a pop and graffiti artist who moved from a small section of Americana into the hip and hectic New York scene before burning...

• Annette Bening

  Movie Actress.

• Isabelle Mergault

  French actress and film director.

• Paul Weller

  Rock Singer.

• Brice Hortefeux

  French politician who was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities.

• Drew Carey

  American actor, comedian and writer.

• Christian Brando

  American noted family, the son of Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi.

• Jane Wiedlin

  American musician, a member of the new-wave female group, "The Go-Go's," a songwriter, singer and rhythm guitar player.

• Ted McGinley

  American actor.

• Ronald Prescott Reagan
• Wayne Williams

  American homicide; arrested for murder at age 24 while living at home with his mom and dad.

• Christian Audigier

  French fashion designer (d. 2015).

• Rick Santorum

  American Republican Party politician.

• Guillaume Pepy

  French senior civil servant, who, since 27 February 2008, has served as president of SNCF, the French national rail authority.

• Aurélien Recoing

  French actor who has appeared in more than eighty films since 1982.

• Cecilia Peck

  American actress and noted family, the daughter of Gregory Peck and Veronique Passani.

• Julio César Uribe
• François Cornut-Gentille
• Toyah Willcox

  British rock musician and actress.

• Adrien Morillas

  French motorcycle racer, a winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour Motorcycle race.

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Famous Deaths

• Nasni Matni

  Lebanese journalist, murdered.

• Michael G the Boer

  Historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91.

• Bruno Sturmer

  Composer, dies at 65.

• Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky

  Composer, dies at 77.

• Bill Goodwin

  TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47.

• Ainslie Pryor

  Actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46.

• Nyogen Senzaki

  first Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at age 81.

• Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten]

  Flemish playwright, dies at age 49.

• Samuel Stritch

  US cardinal/archbishop (Chicago), dies.

• Archie Scott-Brown

  English race car driver (Born 1927).

• Juan Ramon Jimenez

  Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (Born 1881).

• Alfred Weber

  German economist, geographer, sociologist and theoretician of culture whose work was influential in the development of modern economic...

• Jacob Fichman

  Romanian-Israeli poet and critic (d. 1958).

• Ronald Colman

  British-American actor, a gentlemanly romantic star on-screen from 1922.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. David Seville - Witch Doctor
2. The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
3. The Platters - Twilight Time
4. Laurie London - He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)
5. Elvis Presley - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Marvin Rainwater - Whole Lotta Woman
2. Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now
3. Perry Como - Magic Moments
4. Ted Heath & His Music - Swingin' Shepherd Blues
5. Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There