1958

Timeline

Varan attacks Tokyo (Varan, 1958)

1957 ← 1958 → 1959

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age

BCE: 30,000 • 8000 • 4th millennium • 1100 • 218

Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749

1800s: 1804 • 1805 • 1850 • 1851 • 1853 • 1862 • 1875 • 1881 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900–1999

'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

'10s: 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000–present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2031 • 2034 • 2035 • 2036 • 2039 • 2041 • 2042 • 2043 • 2045 • 2046 • 2047 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Monster Raban is published by Gyosei Co., Ltd.
• Godzilla Raids Again is released in Spain.
• Rodan is released in Australia.
• Warning from Space is released in Myanmar and Malaysia.

January

• The original Godzilla film is released in Brazil.
• 22 January: "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken is born in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

February

• Rodan is released in the United Kingdom by RKO Pictures.
• 13 February: A Large Antarctic Sea Mammal is spotted at 7:00 PM near the Lutzow-Holm Bay in Antarctica by the Japanese research vessel Soya. The cryptid is described as looking like Godzilla.
• 24 February: Godzilla Raids Again is released in West Germany.

March

• 5 March: The original Godzilla film is released in Turkey.

April

• 5 April: Rodan is released in Portugal.

May

• Warning from Space is released in the United Kingdom under the title Mysterious Satellite by Gala Film Distributors.
• 19 May: Rodan is released in Sweden.

June

• 24 June: The H-Man is released in Japan.
• 30 June: Rodan is released in Spain.

July

• 10 July: Half Human is released in Sweden.

August

• 6 August: Rodan is released in Italy.
• 30 August: The original Godzilla film is released in Iceland.

September

• 26 September: Rodan is released in West Germany.

October

• 14 October: Varan is released in Japan.

November

• Warning from Space is re-released in the United Kingdom under its more common English title by Gala Film Distributors.

December

• 23 December: Tokyo Tower is opened to the public. The building goes on to be featured in many different kaiju films, and becomes ingrained in Japanese popular culture for decades to come.

In fiction

• A monster dubbed Varan is discovered and attacks Japan, but is slain. (Varan, Kiryu series continuity only)
• A rogue planet named Planet R hurtles towards Earth. A team of Pairans depart their planet for Earth on a desperate quest to warn the humans of their impending doom. (Warning from Space)
• The shape-shifting organism called the H-Man arrives in Japan and kills many people, but is eventually destroyed by fire. (H-Man)

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