What Happened on August 7, 1958

Famous Birthdays

Alberto Salazar (65 years old)

American track coach and long distance runner (NYC Marathon 1980-82, Boston 1982), born in Havana, Cuba

  • Bruce Dickinson, British heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden - "Run to Hills"), born in Worksop, England
  • Larisa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80; World C'ship gold 1982, 86), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Russell Baze, Canadian Racing Hall of Fame jockey (10 x US Champion Jockey by wins; 12,844 career victories; US Racing HOF), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Born in 1958
1958 Highlights

About August 7, 1958

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 65 years, 7 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson
  • UK #1 Song: All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette - Everly Brothers