At A Glance

25 April 1958 at a glance

Day of the week
25 April 1958 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Whole Lotta Woman” by Marvin Rainwater.
Top Film of 1958
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1958 was South Pacific.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 1958 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 April 1958 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 25 April

  • 1945 World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day.
  • 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
  • 1954 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
  • 1959 The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
  • 1961 Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

Famous people born on 25 April

  • Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
  • Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
  • Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
  • Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)

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Events of 1958 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1958 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 April – The BBC Radiophonic Workshop is created.
  • 27 May – 19-year-old Shelagh Delaney's "kitchen sink drama" A Taste of Honey is staged by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
  • 9 June – The Queen officially reopens Gatwick Airport which has been expanded at a cost of more than £7,000,000.
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Life in 1958

Prime Minister

Harold Macmillan

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

10p

Loaf of Bread

6p

Average House

£2,390

Weekly Wage

£12.15

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