Events from the year 1958 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 47 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents President – Chiang Kai-shek Vice President – Chen Cheng Premier – Yu Hung-Chun, Chen Cheng Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku, Wang Yun-wu
Events August 23 August – Start of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
September 22 September – End of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
October 25 October – Mao Zedong issued a document through the Ministry of National Defense of PRC, Mao said,”There is only one China in the world and no two in China. We are consistent with this point. The Americans are compelled to create two Chinese tricks. The entire Chinese people, including you and overseas Chinese, are absolutely not allowed to realize them.”()
Births 1 February – Lee Shu-chuan, Deputy Mayor of Kaohsiung 11 March – Chou Hsi-wei, Magistrate of Taipei County (2005–2010) 25 March – Sisy Chen, politician 4 May – Sibelle Hu, former actress and singer 14 May – Sarah Chen, singer 20 June – Lee Wen-chung, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Council 10 July – Ho Min-hao, member of Legislative Yuan 10 August – Wang Mei-hua, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs 24 August – Liu Cheng-ying, Magistrate of Lienchiang County 14 September – James C. F. Huang, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2008) 23 September – Lin Chung-chiu, baseball player 31 October – Wellington Koo, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission
Deaths 15 March – Wang Chonghui, 76, Premier (1922). 26 August – Ji Xingwen, 51, general (killed in action during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis). 28 September – Hung Lan-yu, 57–58, politician, secretary-general of the National Assembly (1947–1958).
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