What Happened on February 23, 1958

Historical Events

F1 World Champion

5-time F1 World Drivers champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by Cuban rebels from Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement; released soon after Cuban GP

Cuban Revolutionary and President Fidel Castro

Arturo Frondizi elected President of Argentina
Last Municipal arc light at Mission & 25th removed in San Francisco (installed 1913)
USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1958 History

Famous Birthdays

David Sylvian [Batt], British songwriter, vocalist, new wave and improvisational rock guitarist (Japan; Rain Tree Crow), born in Beckenham, England
Ria Brieffies, Dutch pop vocalist (Dolly Dots), born in Lutjebroek, Netherlands (d. 2009)

Born in 1958