Historical Events In 1957

Feb 04   1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) in the year 1957.  

Feb 04   On this day in history electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)  

Feb 04   In the year 1957 joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66  

Feb 05   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd Piano Concert on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1957.  

Feb 08   In the year 1957 john Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53  

Feb 08   San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall in the year 1957.  

Feb 09   Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90  

Feb 11   On this day in history kUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Feb 12   In the year 1957 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82  

Feb 12   On this day in history researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed  

Feb 13   Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites in the year 1957.  

Feb 15   In the year 1957 andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister  

Feb 16   Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 in the year 1957.  

Feb 17   In the year 1957 fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72  

Feb 18   In the year 1957 dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.  

Feb 18   On this day in history henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies  

Feb 21   On this day in history dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises  

Feb 21   Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (Los Angeles) "trade" minor league franchises in the year 1957.  

Feb 22   On this day in history harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72  

Feb 22   Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win on this day in history.  

Feb 23   "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances in the year 1957.  

Feb 25   In the year 1957 buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"  

Feb 25   Buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" in the year 1957.  

Feb 25   Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1957.  

Feb 27   On this day in history mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People"  

Feb 27   Mao's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" in the year 1957.  

Feb 27   Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X" "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until in the year 1957.  

Mar 01   Asian flu in Worldwide killing 1-4 million people in the year 1957.  

Mar 02   Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1957 birth of joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bojan Križај, Slovenian skier  

Jan 04   Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town) was born in the year 1957.  

Jan 05   Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today)  

Jan 07   Kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1957 ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72  

Jan 04   In the year 1957 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84  

Jan 07   Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1957 mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 10   On this day in history gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67  

Jan 11   Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82