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Skate was submerged for record 31 days, 5 1/2 hrs, Seawolf for record 30 days; Adm Burke says feats mark longest known period of man's exposure to artificial atmosphere under other than lab-controlled conditions; Skipjack launched; illus; Burke says propulsion, hull design give it greatest performance of any craft; keel laid for Tullibee, 1st nuclear killer submarine
early returns; turnout put at 93.77% of electorate
unknown of World War II selected; illus; with Korean War unknown begins voyage up Potomac River
Bourguiba asks US and GB intervene with France; calls situation dangerous; rejects French proposal on troops withdrawal; demonstrations reptd, Tunis
Warsaw Pact leaders approve USSR decision to withdraw 1 troop div
1958Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London[†]
Nicholas John Anstee is the former Lord Mayor of the City of London; he was the 682nd person to serve as mayor and his term was from 2009 to 2010. He served as Alderman for the Ward of Aldersgate having previously been its representative in the City since his election as a Common Councilman in 1987.
1958Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician[†]
Neil Mullane Finn is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 until 2022. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".
1958Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (died 2012)[†]
Jesus "Jesse" Manalastas Robredo was a Filipino politician who served as 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 2010 until his death in 2012. Robredo was a member of the Liberal Party.
1958First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.[†]
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. It entered service with the Navy in 1961, then was adopted by the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Air Force, and within a few years became a major part of their air arms. A total of 5,195 Phantoms were built from 1958 to 1981, making it the most-produced American supersonic military aircraft in history and a signature combat aircraft of the Cold War.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]