19580119

19580119 is a numeric date string that represents a calendar date in the year 1958. Interpreted as year-month-day, it corresponds to January 19, 1958. In the ISO 8601 standard, the same date is written as 1958-01-19.

In computing, archiving, and data interchange, 19580119 is used as a compact, sortable timestamp. Its advantage lies in straightforward lexicographic ordering, so a list of such strings will sort chronologically. However, when exchanged with systems using other regional formats, the digits can be misread as DDMMYYYY (19-01-1958) or MMDDYYYY (01-19-1958), leading to potential ambiguity unless separators or explicit metadata are provided.

The year 1958 sits in the early Cold War era, a time of rapid technological development and geopolitical change. While 19580119 itself may not mark a widely recognized single event, dates in this period appear in historical records across science, politics, and culture as part of the broader historical timeline of the late 1950s.

For context, this numeric date often appears in databases, version control logs, and archival catalogs where a consistent, sortable date key is required. Related topics include date formats such as ISO 8601 and other YYYYMMDD representations.