Timeline July 1958

Events in July 1958 9

• 1885 – 1958 Sacha Guitry (1885-1958) Died 24 July 1958, aged 73 Guitry was a prolific French actor, playwright, and filmmaker who wrote well over a hundred plays and directed numerous films. He was a dominant figure of French theater and early cinema for decades.
• 1935 – 1958 King Faisal II (1935-1958) Died 14 July 1958, aged 23 The last King of Iraq, Faisal II was killed along with much of the royal family when army officers overthrew the monarchy in the 14 July Revolution. His death ended the Hashemite dynasty's rule in Iraq.
• 1958 Wimbledon 1958 Men: Ashley Cooper · Women: Althea Gibson Gibson defended her title.
• 1958 Alaska Statehood Act signed Clears way for 49th U.S. state President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act, authorizing Alaska's admission as the 49th U.S. state. Alaska formally joined the Union on January 3, 1959.
• 1958 14 July Revolution in Iraq Coup overthrows the Hashemite monarchy Army officers led by Abd al-Karim Qasim overthrew the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq in a violent coup, killing King Faisal II and much of the royal family. The revolution ended British-backed rule and established Iraq as a republic.
• 1958 John Lennon's mother Julia dies Hit by a car His mother is killed by a car near Mimi's house.
• 1958 US Marines land in Lebanon First test of the Eisenhower Doctrine President Eisenhower ordered U.S. Marines into Lebanon at the request of President Camille Chamoun, invoking the Eisenhower Doctrine amid fears of pro-Nasser unrest. It was the first application of the doctrine, and the troops withdrew by October without major combat.
• 1958 – 1981 Terry Fox (1958-1981) Died 28 June 1981, aged 22 Canadian athlete and cancer research campaigner Terry Fox died in New Westminster, British Columbia, on 28 June 1981. He had run 5,373 kilometers across Canada on a prosthetic leg in his Marathon of Hope before cancer forced him to stop in 1980. The annual Terry Fox Run held in his memory has since raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research.
• 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower creates NASA He signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act in response to Sputnik.