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March 31, 1958

On March 31, 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. Jean-Marc Pilorget, Gabi Delgado-López, Malcolm Marshall would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1958th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.

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On March 31, 1958

  1. 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.

    The 1958 Canadian federal election was held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election. 93 percent, was higher. 5%) and the size of the government majority over all opposition parties.

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Others born in 1958

Jean-Marc Pilorget 1958– French footballer and manager
Gabi Delgado-López 1958– Spanish-German singer, co-founder of D.A.F. (died 2020)
Malcolm Marshall 1958– Barbadian cricketer and coach (died 1999)
Viacheslav Fetisov 1958– Russian ice hockey player and coach
Andie MacDowell 1958– American model, actress, and producer
Yoshito Usui 1958– Japanese illustrator (died 2009)

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