* Albert G. Ingalls ( 1888 – 1958 ), editor of Amateur Telescope Making, Vols.

* John M. Pierce ( 1886 – 1958 ) was one of the founders of the Springfield Telescope Makers.

* Atlas, a van made by the Standard Motor Company ( UK ) 1958 – 62

* 1958 – Will Sergeant, English guitarist ( Echo & the Bunnymen and Electrafixion )

* 1958 – Howard Stableford, English actor and host

* 1958 – Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter

* 1958 – Sergei Krikalev, Russian astronaut

* 1958 – Tom Lanoye, Belgian author

* 1958 – Randy DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and bass player ( DeBarge )

* 1958 – Amanda Bearse, American actress

* 1958 – James Lileks, American columnist

* 1889 – Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal ( d. 1958 )

* 1958 – David Feherty, Irish golfer

* 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Irish singer ( The Undertones )

* 1958 – Randy Shughart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1993 )

Australia won 4 – 0 in 1958 – 59, having found a high-quality spinner of their own in new skipper Richie Benaud, who took 31 wickets in the five-Test series, and paceman Alan Davidson, who took 24 wickets at 19. 00.

* 1958 – Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer

* 1958 – Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter ( 10, 000 Maniacs ) ( d. 2000 )

* 1958 – Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian skier

* 1958 – Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer ( Doll Congress )

* 1958 – Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player

* 1958 – The nuclear submarine travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.

* 1878 – Dick Grant, Canadian runner ( d. 1958 )

* 1958 – Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

* 1876 – Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher and politician ( d. 1958 )

Beginning in 1958, the Canadian government began to orchestrate Dominion Day celebrations, usually consisting of Trooping the Colour ceremonies on Parliament Hill in the afternoon and evening, followed by a mass band concert and fireworks display.

As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the first national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway ( 1927 ), the inauguration of the CBC's cross-country television broadcast ( 1958 ), the flooding of the Saint Lawrence Seaway ( 1958 ), the first colour television transmission in Canada ( 1966 ), the inauguration of the Order of Canada ( 1967 ), and the establishment of " O Canada " as the country's national anthem ( 1980 ).

The act that appeared most frequently through the show's run was the Canadian comedy duo of Wayne & Shuster, making 67 appearances between 1958 and 1969.

* 1958 – Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian novelist

* 1958 – Tony McKegney, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1958 – Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist

* 1958 – Michel Marc Bouchard, Canadian playwright

* 1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian politician

* 1958 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.

* 1958 – Angela Hewitt, Canadian pianist

* 1958 – Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress

* 1874 – Robert W. Service, Canadian poet ( d. 1958 )

* 1958 – Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and activist ( d. 1981 )

* 1873 – George Orton, Canadian athlete ( d. 1958 )

* 1958 – Willie O ' Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.

* Lost Villages-The Lost Villages are ten communities ( Aultsville, Dickinson's Landing, Farran's Point, Maple Grove, Mille Roches, Moulinette, Santa Cruz, Sheek's Island, Wales, Woodlands ) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck ( now South Stormont ) near Cornwall, which were permanently submerged by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.

* 1958 – Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer

* 1958 – Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster

* 1958 – In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.