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1958
   BBC Sports Personality of the Year was   
Ian Black
Swimmer

Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year


1958
   FIFA World Cup winners were   
Brazil
Sports & Leisure > Football - FIFA World Cup


1958
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 2 Manchester United 0

Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners


Tonka
   was released in   
1958
Movies > Films - Disney


The Light in the Forest
   was released in   
1958
Movies > Films - Disney


1958
   Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was   
Mike Hawthorn
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions


1958
   Formula One World Constructors' Champion was   
Vanwall
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions


1958
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Althea Gibson
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions


1958
   Commonwealth Games host was   
Cardiff
Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Commonwealth Games


1958
   Palme d'Or winner was   
"The Cranes Are Flying (Letyat Zhuravli)"
Directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili

Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or


1958
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Althea Gibson
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions


1958
   winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was   
Ashley Cooper
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions


1958
   winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was   
Angela Mortimer
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions


1958
   Tony Award winner for Best Musical was   
The Music Man
Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical


1958
   World Series Champions were the   
New York Yankees
7 games v. Milwaukee Braves. MVP: Bob Turley

Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions


1958
   Time 'Person of the Year' was   
Charles De Gaulle
Leader of the Free French during World War II. President of France's Fifth Republic 1958-1969.

History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'


1958
   the winner was   
Pete Dawkins, HB from Army
Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners


1958
      
Elvis Joined the US Army
Was posted to Germany, where he might wife-to-be Priscilla. On his way home in 1960 his plane stopped for refuelling at Prestwick - the only time he ever appeared on British soil.

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


1958
   champions were   
Kentucky
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions


1958
   the winner was   
George Pire
Belgium, 1910-1969; priest of the Dominican Order; leader of the relief organization for refugees "L'Europe du Coeur au Service du Monde"

Misc > Nobel Peace Prize


Bernadette Peters
   was born on   
February 28, 1958
Singer/actress

Misc > Birthdates


1958
   the winner was   
Marilyn Van Derbur
Denver, Colorado

Misc > Miss America Winners


1958
   the winner was   
Gigi
Directed by Vincent Minelli for MGM. Set in Paris, France and based on the bestselling novella of the same name by French author, Colette.

Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture


1958
   the winner was   
Tim Tam
Ismael Valenzuela

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners


1958
   the winner was   
Peter Thomson
At Royal Lytham and St. Annes

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners


1958
   winner of The Masters was   
Arnold Palmer
Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners


Animal Orchestra
   was published in   
1958
By Ilo Orleans and Pictures by Tibor Gergely

Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book


1958
   the winners were   
Blackheath
Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens


1958
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
Real Madrid
Spain

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners


1958
   the winner was   
White Wilderness
A mocumentary about Lemmings in Canada

Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary


Rick Santorum
   was born on   
May 10, 1958
Rep-R-Penn

Misc > Birthdates


Margaret Ward
   was born on   
May 10, 1958
LPGA golfer

Misc > Birthdates


Jeannette Kohlhaas
   was born on   
May 10, 1958
LPGA golfer

Misc > Birthdates


1958
   Senior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Surtees
MV- 500cc John Surtees , only man to win bike and car World Championship

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT


1958
   Junior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Surtees
MV- 350 cc

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT


1958
      
To the Islands by Randolph Stow
Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature


1958
   the winner was   
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Defeated Shirley Bloomer 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions


1958 - 63
   the Pope was   
Blessed John XXIII
History & Mythology > Papal Reigns


1958
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Baystone
Jockey - Mel Schumacher, Trainer - Jack Green, Owner - R. A. & N. Burns, Time - 3.21.25

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup


1958
      
Angello Roncalli Became Pope John XXIII
History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


1958
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
France
"Dors, Mon Amour" performed by André Claveau. Music Hubert Giraud, Lyrics Pierre Delanoe

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year


1958
      
U.K. Mutual Defence Agreement
Bilateral treaty between the U.S.A. and the U.K. on nuclear weapons cooperation.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1958
      
Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone
Provides new universal legal controls for the management of marine natural resources and the control of pollution.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1958
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Tim Tam
Ismael Valenzuela on board -- Trainer Horace A. Jones -- Calumet Farm -- 1:57.20

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners


1958
   was the debut year for   
Sweden
Music > Eurovision Song Contest - Debut Year of Countries


1958
   was won by   
William Pidgeon
For the painting 'Mr. Ray Walker'

Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients


1958
   was the first publication of   
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books


1958
   was the first publication of   
Yertle the Turtle & Other Stories
Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books


1958
   was won by   
Gold Legend
Mrs. J. Murphy

Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners


Winnipeg Blue Bombers
   won the Grey Cup in   
1958
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35-28 at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 29, 1958. future Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant won his first Grey Cup as head coach for Winnipeg.

Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners








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