1958

1958 was known as The Year of the Jackpot because of the previously unheard-of number of deaths.

February	<bordered in black> Ackerman publicizes "sci-fi" in Famous Monsters of Filmland #1 </bordered in black>
February 4	Henry Kuttner dies
February 23	<black> WSFS, Inc. formally incorporated in New York</black>
February 24	Fanac by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik begins publication
early	Mutual lawsuits between Dave Kyle and the Dietz-Raybin faction over WSFS, Inc.
March 21	Cyril Kornbluth dies
March	CRAP formed
Easter	Cytricon IV, British Science-Fiction Association organized
June 8	F. Towner Laney dies
mid	Second Futurian Society of New York formed
July 6	Dallas Futurian Society disbanded
August 29 - September 1 (Labor Day)	Solacon (Worldcon)
August 31	WSFS, Inc. effectively killed by Anna Moffatt at Solacon
December 2	E. E. Evans dies
	Ron Bennett TAFF trip

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Births and Deaths:

Al Katerinsky - Alan Dorey - Alan Gutierrez - Alex Stewart - Allen M. Steele - Amy Thomson - Bobbie DuFault - Bradley Denton - Brett Cox - C. M. Kornbluth - Carl Brandon - Carl Slaughter - Catherine Pickersgill - Clive Newall - Colleen Savitzky - Danny Flynn - Debbie Hughes - Diana Harlan Stein - Don Ayres - Dorothy Macardle - E. Everett Evans - Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink - Ellen 'Blade' McMicking - Francis Towner Laney - Frank Catalano - Gary Farber - Henry Jenkins - Henry Kuttner - Hiroaki Inoue - Ian Gunn - Isobelle Carmody - James Branch Cabell - James Gurney - Jean Thompson - Jeff Canfield - Jody Lee - Johanna Sinisalo - John Blaker - John G. McDaid - John Whitbourn - Julie Bell - Karen Schaffer - Kate Elliott - Kate Worley - Keith Parkinson - Ken Josenhans - Kent Moomaw - Leah Dillon Gadzikowski - Les Robertson - Leslie Smith - Lindsay Crawford - Lisa Snellings Clark - Lou Aronica - LynC - Marc Schirmeister - Marie Stopes - Mark Rich - Nic Farey - Pat Sayre McCoy - Patty Peters - Paul Cherry - Peter Watts - Phil Ware - R. DeWitt Miller - Richard Binzel - Roslee Orndorff - S. T. Joshi - Simon Clark - Steve Davidson - Steve Kyte - Suzanne Feldman - Terri Windling - Tim Marion - Vernon McCain - Vladimír Veverka - Wayne Barlowe

Convention series started or ended:

Fapacon - Metrocon - Sodacon

Onetime conventions:

Bangcon - Fanarcon - Forry-FortyTwo Con - Illwiscon - MegaCon 1 - Travelcon to the Solacon

Bids:

South Gate in '58

Publications started or ended:

A David English Sketchbook - A Foggy Day - A L'Abandon - A Propos de Rien - AWOL - Agamenon Weekly - Ambrosia - Aporrheta - BEM - BEM - Bell the Cat - Best of Fandom - Brillig - Burroughsania - Canadian Fandom - Chula - Chux Own - Cole Fax - Comedy of Errors - CriFanAc - Daily Dynamic - Detention - Diablerie - Djellabah - Driftwood - FIJAGH - Fafhrd - Fafhrd - Famous Monsters of Filmland - Fanac - FANannIA - Fantasi - ffm - Fhan SF Fanzine - Fix - Fout - Fringe - Futuristic Science Stories - GAFIA Recovery Administration - Gafia - Goojie Publications - Green Expression - Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium - Hi - How! - I Wish I Knew What 'Nuces Tibi' Meant - Imagination - Impasse - Impossible - Incompleat Burbee - Infinity Science Fiction - Innavigable Mouth - Laundry - Lighthouse - Limbo - Loco - Mammon - Marsolo - Moorpark - Movie Music - Munich Round Up - New Futurian - Noise Level - Northlight - Ob - Off the Cuff for Gertrude - Pamphrey - Peals - Peregrinations in Blue - Perihelion - Perindeus - Pot Pourri - ProFANity - Prodigal - RUR - Road Bash - Rumble - SF - Satellite - Satellite - Science Fiction Nytt - Science Fiction Quarterly - Science Fiction Times - Some Important Information Concerning Unicorn Productions - Space Travel - Spasmodic - Star Dust - Sulfuryic - Super-Fantasi - Tales from the Oubliette - Teddy Bear - The Bosses Songbook - The Fantasy Collector - The Hairy Beast - The Last Splotch - The Purple Pastures - This - Tra-La - Umglick - Vanguard Science Fiction - Vector - Vile Deeds at Midnight - Voice of the Prophet - When a Trufan Dies - Who Is This Man? - Woz - Zymic

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1958 Hugos - Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo - Best Novel or Novelette Hugo - Outstanding Movie Hugo

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

BSFA - BSFA membership 1958 - Clacton SF Group - Dallas Futurian Society - Metrofen - NYSFCircle

Fanhistory:

Carl Brandon - Sam Moskowitz' Solacon Reminiscence - Year of the Jackpot

New fanspeak coined:

Sci-Fi - Sodacon - That's Not Too Many

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Bangcon - Hiroaki Inoue

Australia:

Clive Newall - Green Expression - Ian Gunn - Isobelle Carmody - Les Robertson - LynC - Melcon - Phil Ware - Sixth Australian Science Fiction Convention

Britain:

AWOL - Alan Dorey - Alex Stewart - Aporrheta - BEM - BSFA - BSFA membership 1958 - Burroughsania - Catherine Pickersgill - Chux Own - Clacton SF Group - Comedy of Errors - Cytricon IV - Danny Flynn - Driftwood - Fix - Fringe - Futuristic Science Stories - How! - I Wish I Knew What 'Nuces Tibi' Meant - Jean Thompson - John Whitbourn - Loco - Marie Stopes - Movie Music - New Futurian - Nic Farey - Noise Level - Northlight - Off the Cuff for Gertrude - Perihelion - Perindeus - Prodigal - Satellite - Satellite - Simon Clark - Spasmodic - Steve Kyte - Sulfuryic - Tales from the Oubliette - The Old Mill Stream - Vector - Zymic

Canada:

A L'Abandon - A Propos de Rien - Canadian Fandom - Peter Watts - The Hairy Beast - When a Trufan Dies

Europe:

Andromeda - FANannIA - Fantasi - ffm - Fhan SF Fanzine - Innavigable Mouth - Johanna Sinisalo - Munich Round Up - Science Fiction Nytt - Science Fiction Times - Star Dust - Super-Fantasi - Vladimír Veverka

Ireland:

Dorothy Macardle - GAFIA Recovery Administration - Pamphrey - Pot Pourri - WAW and Mate to the Gate in '58 - Woz

New Zealand:

Peregrinations in Blue - The Last Splotch

US:

1958 Open ESFA - A David English Sketchbook - A Foggy Day - Agamenon Weekly - Al Katerinsky - Alan Gutierrez - Alice in Thrillingwonderland - Allen M. Steele - Ambrosia - Amy Thomson - BEM - Bell the Cat - Best of Fandom - Bobbie DuFault - Bradley Denton - Brett Cox - Brillig - C. M. Kornbluth - CRAP - Carl Brandon - Carl Slaughter - Chula - Cole Fax - Colleen Savitzky - CriFanAc - Daily Dynamic - Dallas Futurian Society - Debbie Hughes - Detention - Diablerie - Diana Harlan Stein - Djellabah - Don Ayres - E. Everett Evans - Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink - Ellen 'Blade' McMicking - FIJAGH - Fafhrd - Fafhrd - Famous Monsters of Filmland - Fanac - Fanarcon - Fapacon - Forry-FortyTwo Con - Fout - Francis Towner Laney - Frank Catalano - Gafia - Gary Farber - Goojie Publications - Henry Jenkins - Henry Kuttner - Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium - Hi - Illwiscon - Imagination - Impasse - Impossible - Incompleat Burbee - Infinity Science Fiction - James Branch Cabell - James Gurney - Jeff Canfield - Jody Lee - John Blaker - John G. McDaid - Julie Bell - Karen Schaffer - Kate Elliott - Kate Worley - Keith Parkinson - Ken Josenhans - Kent Moomaw - Laundry - Leah Dillon Gadzikowski - Leslie Smith - Lighthouse - Limbo - Lindsay Crawford - Lisa Snellings Clark - Lou Aronica - Lunacon 2 - Mammon - Marc Schirmeister - Mark Rich - Marsolo - MegaCon 1 - Metrocon - Metrocon II - Metrofen - Midwestcon 9 - Moorpark - NYSFCircle - Nic Farey - Ob - Outstanding Movie Hugo - Pat Sayre McCoy - Patty Peters - Paul Cherry - Peals - Philcon 1958 - ProFANity - R. DeWitt Miller - RUR - Race to the Stars - Richard Binzel - Road Bash - Roslee Orndorff - Rumble - S. T. Joshi - SF - Science Fiction Quarterly - Sodacon - Solacon - Sam Moskowitz' Solacon Reminiscence - Some Important Information Concerning Unicorn Productions - South Gate in '58 - Southwestercon VI - Space Travel - Steve Davidson - Suzanne Feldman - Teddy Bear - Terri Windling - The Bosses Songbook - The Fantasy Collector - The Purple Pastures - This - Tim Marion - Tra-La - Travelcon to the Solacon - Umglick - Vanguard Science Fiction - Vernon McCain - Vile Deeds at Midnight - Voice of the Prophet - WAW and Mate to the Gate in '58 - Wayne Barlowe - Who Is This Man?

Rest of the World: