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Born on Tuesday February 18, 1958
- Kor Moes († 2023)
- Hendrik Mijnheer
- Cornelis Gerardus Johannes Wever, Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Patrick Herck, Sint-Truiden, België († 2021)
- Dennis Wayne SCHOLTEN († 1979)
- Kor Moes († 2023)
- Wubbe Camies, Nieuw Weerdinge, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)
- Erin Keenan
- Heiner Brouwers († 2016)
- Sandra Kay Jordan, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL (from Sandra Kay Jordan (1970s), now deceased) († 1979)
Died on Tuesday February 18, 1958
- Anna Francina Sandberg (61), Utrecht
- Berendina Beursken (83), Duiven
- Annetje Meeberg van de (90), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Joostz van de Merwe (87), Dubbeldam, zh.nld
- Ambrose (Meshinwewidang) Martin (66), Nipigon, Ontario, Canada
- Aagje Elisabeth Hensbergen (28), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Bekers (85), Breda
- Aleida Wilhelmina Antoinet Scholten (69), Amsterdam
- Alida Mourits (50), Noordwijk
- Aria Johanna Stans (78), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 18, 1958 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De Telegraaf
Born on February 18
- 1955 » Cheetah Chrome, American musician
- 1955 » Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright
- 1956 » Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia
- 1956 » Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter († 1997)
- 1957 » Marita Koch, German sprinter
- 1957 » Vanna White, American model and game show host
- 1959 » James Metzger, American businessman and philanthropist
- 1959 » Jayne Atkinson, English-American actress
- 1960 » Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1960 » Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress
Died on February 18
- 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
- 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
- 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
- 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)
- 1960 » Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c. 1885)
- 1964 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)
- 1966 » Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 1967 » J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)
- 1969 » Dragiša Cvetković, Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893)
- 1973 » Frank Costello, Italian-American gangster (b. 1891)
Names that were popular for boys in 1958
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Peter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Robert
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1958
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Marie
- Hendrika
- Ann
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Bernadette
- Yvonne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1958
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
- January 4 » Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.
- February 5 » A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.
- July 29 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- December 5 » The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.)
- December 14 » The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
- December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
The weather on Tuesday February 18, 1958
The temperature on February 18, 1958 was between -0.8 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI