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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1958?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
  • 02 Sep 1958 Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa
  • 05 Sep 1958 Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak published in US
  • 06 Sep 1958 Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959
  • 07 Sep 1958 72nd US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard
  • 08 Sep 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
  • 09 Sep 1958 Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London
  • 10 Sep 1958 WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 12 Sep 1958 US Supreme Court orders Little Rock Ark high school to integrate
  • 13 Sep 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
  • 14 Sep 1958 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open
  • 15 Sep 1958 48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport, New Jersey
  • 20 Sep 1958 Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile
  • 21 Sep 1958 First airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands in Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • 22 Sep 1958 KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 24 Sep 1958 First welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Iowa, USA.
  • 27 Sep 1958 Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 in HonshÅ«, Japan.
  • 28 Sep 1958 France adopts constitution
  • 29 Sep 1958 Studio One, TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV
  • 30 Sep 1958 The U.S.S.R. performs a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya.

Famous Birthday

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  • Joan Jett

    American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress, best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.

  • Jennifer Tilly

    Movie Actress.

  • Michael Madsen

    Chicago, Illinois -- Actor (Reservoir Dogs, Straight Talk).

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

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

  1. - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
  2. - Little Star
  3. - Bird Dog
  4. - It's All In The Game
  5. - Just A Dream

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - When
  2. - Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon
  3. - Return To Me
  4. - Volare
  5. - All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Frontier Doctor

Frontier Doctor

Release year: 1958

Starring: Rex Allen

Country: United States of America

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Richard Brooks

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson

Country: United States of America

The Texan

The Texan

Release year: 1958

Starring: Rory Calhoun

Country: United States of America

Cimarron City

Cimarron City

Release year: 1958

Starring: George Montgomery, John Smith, Audrey Totter, Dan Blocker

Country: United States of America

William Tell

William Tell

Release year: 1958

Directed by: Jonathan Haswell

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1958?
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The Bramble Bush by Charles Mergendahl

The Bramble Bush

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A romance novel.

The Russian Revolution by Alan Moorehead

The Russian Revolution

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The end of WW II brought many gifts. One of these was the papers from the German State. These papers were almost complete and are still secretive today.

The Ordeal Of Woodrow Wilson by Herbert Hoover

The Ordeal Of Woodrow Wilson

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"Hoover's book was intended as a tribute for his former chief. However, it is easy to suspect anger and hurt could underlie a portrayal of the worst.

The Best Of Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren

The Best Of Dear Abby

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This compilation includes the most provocative and wisest questions, as well as the wittiest and wisest answers that have appeared in Dear Abby's thirty-three year history of syndication.

Masters Of Deceit by J. Edgar Hoover

Masters Of Deceit

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J. Edgar Hoover examines the Communist movement within the United States.