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Born on Monday February 17, 1958
- Peter Whitby († 2009)
- Willie van der Linde († 1978)
- Rike Steneker, Sint Nicolaasga († 2015)
- Paul Baas, Bulli (Aus) († 1958)
- Kevin Eldred GUNN, East Chicago, Comté De Lake, Indiana, États-Unis († 2013)
- Brian Lee Geiken († 1958)
- Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna Hannover of Brunswick
- Willem Scholten, Amsterdam († 1958)
- Maurice Yvo Maria Frederix, Heusden († 2004)
- Debra Lun Klooster, Fremont, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1958)
Died on Monday February 17, 1958
- Antje Stoker (50), Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Sluiter, Groningen, Netherlands
- Antje DE GROOT (77), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
- Antje Jans Venema (78), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Catharina Habraken (88), Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
- Antje Jans Venema (78), Leeuwarden
- Alexander Davinus Both (0)
- Annegien Hoepman (71), Wildervank
- Arnoldus Jozef Janmaat (78), Heiloo
- Aaltje Langereis (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 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
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De Telegraaf
Born on February 17
- 1954 » Lou Ann Barton, American blues singer-songwriter
- 1955 » Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1956 » Richard Karn, American actor and game show host
- 1957 » Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist
- 1959 » Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs
- 1959 » Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster
- 1960 » Lindy Ruff, Canadian hockey player and coach
- 1961 » Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist
- 1961 » Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- 1961 » Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Died on February 17
- 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
- 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
- 1961 » Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
- 1961 » Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1894)
- 1962 » Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876)
- 1962 » Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1966 » Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880)
- 1970 » Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
- 1970 » Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
- 1972 » Friday Hassler, American race car driver (b. 1935)
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.
- April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
- April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
- May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
- June 16 » Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
- September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
- October 2 » Guinea declares its independence from France.
The weather on Monday February 17, 1958
The temperature on February 17, 1958 was between -0.1 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI