Historical figures in 1958
The atlas holds 82 people and 119 moments here, in 1958. The most recorded lives are Elvis Presley, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Garrincha. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
in 1958
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Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Agostinho Neto
in 1958
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António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1958
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Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Albert Camus
in 1958
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French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Albert Luthuli
in 1958
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Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1958
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Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Ali Khamenei
in 1958
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Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Bertrand Russell
in 1958
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1958
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French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Bruce Lee
in 1958
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Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1958
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French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Che Guevara
in 1958
3 moments here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Chinua Achebe
in 1958
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Christiaan Barnard
in 1958
1 moment here
South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…
Colleen McCullough
in 1958
1 moment here
Australian novelist and neurophysiologist best known for The Thorn Birds. Born in Wellington, New South Wales, she worked in Sydney, London, and New…
Dalida
in 1958
3 moments here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1958
2 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Édith Piaf
in 1958
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French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Edmund Hillary
in 1958
1 moment here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Elvis Presley
in 1958
4 moments here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Errol Flynn
in 1958
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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1958
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Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1958
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1958
4 moments here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Moments
- 1958 Scientific secretary at Geneva conference Abdus Salam
- 1958 House purchase in Lourmarin Albert Camus
- 1958 Speech interrupted by attack in Pretoria Albert Luthuli
- 1958 Settlement for seminary study in Qom Ali Khamenei
- 1958 La Madrague residence Brigitte Bardot
- 1958 Hong Kong schools boxing tournament Bruce Lee
- 1958 Eastern-region broadcasting work Chinua Achebe
- 1958 Experimental-surgery leadership Christiaan Barnard
- 1958 Neurophysiology work at Royal North Shore Hospital Colleen McCullough
- 1958 Performance for French soldiers Dalida
- 1958 Arrival at the South Pole Edmund Hillary
- 1958 Cuban Revolution reporting and filming Errol Flynn
- 1958 Visiting lecturer at Yale Harry S. Truman
- 1958 Returned to Georgetown John F. Kennedy
- 1958 Service at the Ministry of Defence Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1958 Exile residence in Caracas Juan Perón
- 1958 Meeting Isabel in Panama Juan Perón
- 1958 TANU election conference Julius Nyerere
- 1958 Studies at Showa Women's University Junko Tabei
- 1958 Economics student at Kumasi College Kofi Annan
- 1958 Thirteenth Chandigarh trip Le Corbusier
- 1958 Normandy stay during de Gaulle's African tour Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1958 Newport Jazz Festival appearance Louis Armstrong
- 1958 Cutter Lecture at Harvard Macfarlane Burnet
- 1958 House in Neauphle-le-Château Marguerite Duras
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1958 Study scholarship in Madrid Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1958 One-Eyed Jacks filming at Pebble Beach Marlon Brando
- 1958 Japanese-cinema exhibition visit Momoko Kōchi
- 1958 Makerere assistant lecturer Mwai Kibaki
- 1958 Oath of allegiance at the Storting Olav V
- 1958 The Proud Rebel location filming Olivia de Havilland
- 1958 Move to London and drama-school training Olivia Hussey
- 1958 Lecturer at Jabalpur University Osho
- 1958 Professor at Freising College Pope Benedict XVI
- 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
- 1958 UNESCO music festival performance Ravi Shankar
- 1958 Ideological studies at Winneba Robert Mugabe
- 1958 Teaching in Takoradi Robert Mugabe
- 1958 Marries Gala at Els Àngels Salvador Dalí
- 1958 Royal Society meeting in London Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1958 United States tour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1958 Visit to wounded soldiers Soong Mei-ling
- 1958 Primary schooling at Rafukka Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 1958 Second University of Virginia residency William Faulkner
- 1958 CND public launch at Central Hall Bertrand Russell
- 1958 Radio Rebelde formation Che Guevara
- 1958 Record-breaking Olympia engagement Édith Piaf
- 1958 Surprise visit after UAR formation Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1958 Union declaration in Damascus Gamal Abdel Nasser