1958
The Year of the Jackpot
1958 was known as The Year of the Jackpot because of the previously unheard-of number of deaths.
February | 4E Ackerman publicizes "sci-fi" in Famous Monsters of Filmland #1 |
February 4 | Henry Kuttner dies |
February 23 | WSFS, Inc., formally incorporated in New York |
February 24 | Fanac by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik begins publication |
early | Mutual lawsuits between Dave Kyle and the Dietz-Raybin faction over NYCon II funds and WSFS, Inc. |
March 15 | 2000th anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar |
March 21 | Cyril Kornbluth dies |
March | CRAP formed |
Easter | Cytricon IV, British Science Fiction Association organized |
June 8 | F. Towner Laney dies |
June 10 | Vernon McCain dies |
mid | Second Futurian Society of New York formed |
July 6 | Dallas Futurian Society disbanded |
August 29 - September 1 (Labor Day) | Solacon (Worldcon), the culmination of South Gate in '58 |
August 31 | WSFS, Inc., effectively killed by Anna Moffatt at Solacon |
October 13 | Kent Moomaw suicide |
December 2 | E. E. Evans dies |
Ron Bennett TAFF trip |
Births and Deaths:
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Convention series started or ended:
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Onetime conventions:
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Bids:
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Publications started or ended:
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Publishers founded or closed:
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Awards made, started or ended:
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Stores opened or closed:
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Clubs founded or disbanded:
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Fanhistory:
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New fanspeak coined:
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Miscellaneous:
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Asia:
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Australia:
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Britain:
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Canada:
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Europe:
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Ireland:
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New Zealand:
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US:
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Rest of the World:
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