Page 10: Historical Events In 1957

Jul 25   Tunisia gains independence   

Jul 26   Carlos Armas, president of Guatemala, is assassinated   

Jul 26   Carlos Castillo Armas, president of Guatemala, murdered.   

Jul 26   Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200.   

Jul 26   USA test launch inaugural ICBM   

Jul 26   USSR launches inaugural intercontinental multistage ballistic missile   

Jul 28   Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance (Steve Allen Show)   

Jul 29   International Atomic Energy Agency established by UN   

Jul 29   Jack Paar's Tonight show premiers   

Jul 30   Sem Dresden, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 76.   

Aug 01   Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10")   

Aug 01   Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59]   

Aug 01   inaugural commercial building heated by Sun - in Albuquerque New Mexico.   

Aug 03   "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer.   

Aug 03   British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman   

Aug 05   "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC)   

Aug 05   "American Bandstand," goes on network TV (ABC)   

Aug 05   Heinrich O Wieland, German chemist (Nobel 1927), dies at 80   

Aug 07   Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy, dies at 65.   

Aug 07   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Aug 09   24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75000).   

Aug 11   In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA All-American Golf Open.   

Aug 15   David Simons reaches 30942 m in Man High 2 balloon.   

Aug 15   USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31513 m in F-104 jet fighter   

Aug 18   Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4½").   

Aug 18   Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4«").   

Aug 18   Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, composer, dies at 41   

Aug 19   NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958   

Aug 20   USAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102000' (310896 m).   

Aug 21   1st launching in Baikonur, Kazachstan (R7 "Semiorka"-rocket).   

Aug 24   Albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71.   

Aug 24   British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea.   

Aug 24   Stephen Fry, British writer and comedian is born.   

Aug 25   Prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao   

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Jan 02   Joanna pacula: Tomszowaubelski poland, actress (gorky park, kiss)   

Jan 03   Frank dicopoulos: Akron oh, actor (frank cooper-guiding light)   

Jan 03   Bojan križај: Slovenian skier   

Jan 04   Patty loveless: [ramey], pikeville ky, singer (blue side of town)   

Jan 05   Vincent calloway: Kentucky, trumpet player (midnight star-no parking)   

Jan 05   Kevin hastings: Australian rugby league footballer   

Jan 07   Katie couric: [katherine], arlington va, tv news host (today)   

Jan 07   Kristen meadows: Actress (santa barbara)   

Jan 01   Ruth draper: Us elocutionist,   

Jan 04   Theodor korner von siegringen: Austrian pres (1951-57),    

Jan 07   Al white: Choreographer (nbc comedy hour),   

Jan 09   Mary carr moore: Composer,   

Jan 10   Gabriela mistral: Chilean poet (nobel prize 1945),    

Jan 11   Sir robert garran: Australian lawyer and early leading expert in australian constitutional law (b. 1867)   

Jan 14   Humphrey bogart: Actor (casablanca, caine mutiny),    

Jan 16   Alexander cambridge: Gov-gen (s afr 1923-31/canada 1940-5),