Timeline June 1958

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• 1896 – 1958 Imre Nagy (1896-1958) Died 16 June 1958, aged 62 Nagy served as Prime Minister of Hungary during the 1956 uprising against Soviet control, for which he was later secretly tried and executed. His death made him a martyr for Hungarian independence and was publicly acknowledged only after the fall of communism.
• 1905 – 1958 Robert Donat (1905-1958) Died 9 June 1958, aged 53 The English actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Chronic asthma limited his career and contributed to his early death.
• 1958 Billie Holiday releases Lady in Satin With strings Her ravaged voice with Ray Ellis' orchestra.
• 1958 French Open 1958 Men: Mervyn Rose · Women: Zsuzsa Körmöczy
• 1958 The Drifters replaced by the Five Crowns Ben E. King Their manager fires the whole group and renames another.
• 1958 – 2026 Ali Larijani (1958-2026) Died 17 March 2026, aged 67 Senior Iranian official for several decades who became de facto leader of the country after Ali Khamenei's death, until he too was killed in US-Israeli strikes weeks later.
• 1958 – 2016 Prince Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist American musician from Minneapolis who blended funk, rock, pop and soul, played almost every instrument on his records and fought the music industry for control of his work.
• 1958 Prince born in Minneapolis Prince Rogers Nelson Son of a jazz pianist and a singer.
• 1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The Rise of Pelé A 17-year-old Pelé announced himself to the world as Brazil won their first title. Winner: Brazil.
• 1958 – present Olaf Scholz Current Chancellor The 9th and current Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, taking office in 2021.