March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death March 23, 1958
The temperature on March 23, 1958 was between -6.6 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
October 7 » The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
November 10 » The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
December 1 » The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
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