Historical Events
- Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear controlled explosions
Famous Birthdays
- Cammie Lusko, Guinness' World Strongest Woman, born in Los Angeles, California
- Johan Kriek, South African-American, tennis player (US Indoor 1982), born in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Famous Deaths
- Josef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark), dies at 87
1958 Highlights
About April 5, 1958
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 66 years and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Magic Moments - Perry Como
