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Ernst Heinkel
1958Jan, 30

Ernst Heinkel

Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman; founded the Heinkel Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
Dr. Ernst Heinkel (24 January 1888 – 30 January 1958) was a German aircraft designer, manufacturer, Wehrwirtschaftsführer in the Nazi Germany, and member of the Nazi party. His company Heinkel Flugzeugwerke produced the Heinkel He 178, the world's first turbojet aircraft and jet plane, and the Heinkel He 176, the first rocket aircraft.

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Events on 1958

  • 13May

    Richard Nixon

    During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
  • 30May

    Arlington National Cemetery

    Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 16Jun

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
  • 18Aug

    Lolita

    Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
  • 28Nov

    French colonial empire

    Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.