Timeline August 1958

Events in August 1958 7

• 1872 – 1958 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Died 26 August 1958, aged 85 The English composer drew on folk song and Tudor music to create works including "The Lark Ascending" and nine symphonies. He is regarded as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century.
• 1903 – 1958 Big Bill Broonzy Blues singer and guitarist A founding figure of Chicago blues in the 1930s who later brought folk blues to Europe and inspired the British blues boom.
• 1958 US Championships 1958 Men: Ashley Cooper · Women: Althea Gibson Gibson defended.
• 1958 Elvis Presley's mother Gladys dies Gladys Presley dies aged 46 in Memphis, a loss that deeply affects Elvis.
• 1958 Big Bill Broonzy dies in Chicago Aged 55 Dies of cancer.
• 1958 Buddy Holly marries Maria Elena Santiago New York Married weeks after meeting her.
• 1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins China bombards Quemoy and Matsu The People's Republic of China began an intense artillery bombardment of the Taiwan-held islands of Quemoy and Matsu. The United States moved naval forces into the strait to support Taiwan, and the crisis eased by the end of the year without a wider war.