1958: what happened around the world

In 1958, 107 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Munich air disaster, Iraqi 14 July revolution and Battle of Santa Clara among the best known. 74 more were already under way, such as Cuban Revolution and Algerian War. 127 things were founded or built that year, from Guinea and United Arab Republic.

107events began
74already under way
127founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges40

Accidents and fires40

Revolts, massacres and attacks15

Treaties, councils and politics6

Disasters5

Expeditions1

Already under way in 195874

Came to an end in 19586

Founded or built in 1958127

+97 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1958

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →