At A Glance

11 January 1958 at a glance

Day of the week
11 January 1958 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1958
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1958 was South Pacific.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 January 1958 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 January 1958 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 January

  • 1957 The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
  • 1961 Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
  • 1962 Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
  • 1964 Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
  • 1966 The Tbilisi Metro is opened.

Famous people born on 11 January

  • Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1755–1804)
  • Jamie Vardy, English footballer (born 1987)
  • Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress (born 1982)
  • Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2022)

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Events of 1958 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1958 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 March – Taoiseach Éamon de Valera said he would be willing to have talks with the government of Northern Ireland on wider economic co-operation.
  • 23 May – The Agricultural Institute (An Foras Talúntais) was established. Its functions would later be taken over by Teagasc in 1988
  • 25 July – £100 damages were awarded to a nine-year-old boy who was beaten by his teacher in a national school.
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Life in Ireland in 1958

Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera

Petrol (per litre)

2s 3d/gal

Loaf of Bread

7d

Average House

£2,000

Weekly Wage

£5

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