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October 23, 1958

On October 23, 1958, canada's Springhill mining disaster kills seventy-five miners, while ninety-nine others are rescued. Jean-Marc Pilorget, Gabi Delgado-López, Malcolm Marshall would arrive in the same year.

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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 October 23, 1958

  1. 1958 Canada's Springhill mining disaster kills seventy-five miners, while ninety-nine others are rescued.

    Any of three mining disasters in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada (1891, 1956, 1958)

    Springhill mining disaster may refer to any of three deadly Canadian mining disasters that occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. In the 1891 accident, 125 died; in 1956, 39 were killed; and in 1958, 75 miners were killed.

  2. 1958 Belgian artist Peyo's comic characters, the Smurfs, make their debut in Spirou magazine.

    Country in Northwestern Europe

    Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. 8 million; its population density of 383/km2 (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe.

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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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