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October 17, 1958

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Notable Births

Howard Alden

1958Howard Alden, American guitarist[†]

Howard Vincent Alden is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. Alden has recorded many albums for Concord Records, including four with seven-string guitar innovator George Van Eps.

Alan Jackson

1958Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter[†]

Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is known for performing a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country", as well as writing many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 21 studio albums, including two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums, as well as three greatest-hits albums.

1958Sandra Mozarowsky, Spanish actress (died 1977)[†]

Alexandra Elena Mozarowski Ruiz de Frías, also known by the stage name Sandra Mozarowsky, was a Spanish actress from 1969 until her death in 1977. She starred in films such as Night of the Seagulls and Beatriz.

Craig Murray

1958Craig Murray, British diplomat[†]

Craig John Murray is a Scottish author, human rights campaigner, journalist, and former diplomat.

Notable Deaths

Paul Outerbridge

1958Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (born 1896)[†]

Paul Outerbridge, Jr. was an American photographer known for pioneering the carbon-transfer printing process in color photography. His work included still lives, fashion photography, advertising, and provocative female nudes.

Charlie Townsend

1958Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (born 1876)[†]

Charles Lucas Townsend was a Gloucestershire cricketer. An all-round cricketer, Townsend was classically stylish, left-handed batsman, who was able to hit well despite his slender build. His off-side strokes were particularly effective, and his driving allowed him to score at a consistent pace throughout his major innings. In his younger days Townsend was also a spin bowler, who relied chiefly on a big break from leg but could also turn the ball the other way. He was often extremely difficult on sticky wickets but very rarely effective on good ones.

Historical Context for October 17, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]