Timeline Saturday 4 October 1958

Events on Saturday 4 October 1958 2

• 1958 Fifth French Republic established New constitution ends the Fourth Republic A new constitution drafted under Charles de Gaulle was promulgated, ending the unstable Fourth Republic and creating the Fifth French Republic with a strengthened presidency. De Gaulle was elected the Republic's first president later that year.
• 1958 First transatlantic jet passenger service BOAC Comet 4 flies London to New York British Overseas Airways Corporation began the first scheduled transatlantic jet passenger service, flying a de Havilland Comet 4 between London and New York. It narrowly beat Pan Am's Boeing 707 service, which began three weeks later, ushering in the jet age for commercial aviation.