Page 12: Historical Events In 1957

Oct 04   Leave It to Beaver premiered on ABC-TV."..And starring Jerry Mathers as the Beaver," Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally), and Barbara Billingsley as Mrs. June Cleaver.   

Oct 04   Russia launches the inaugural Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'.   

Oct 04   USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite.   

Oct 05   11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal.   

Oct 07   "American Bandstand" premieres.   

Oct 08   Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles   

Oct 08   Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire.   

Oct 10   Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale   

Oct 10   Pres Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant.   

Oct 12   "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances   

Oct 13   German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency   

Oct 13   German Dem Rep recalls the East Mark and issues new currency.   

Oct 14   Carl Natanael Berg, composer, dies at 78   

Oct 15   Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players   

Oct 15   USS Lake Champlain reaches Valencia, Spain to assist in flood rescue work   

Oct 16   Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia.   

Oct 16   Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

Oct 17   "Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances.   

Oct 17   Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit White House   

Oct 17   French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature   

Oct 17   John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70   

Oct 19   "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1022 performances.   

Oct 19   Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal, Canada, became inaugural NHLer to score 500 goals.   

Oct 19   Vere G Childe, British archaeologist/prehistorian, dies at 65   

Oct 20   Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt.   

Oct 21   Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team.   

Oct 22   Conrad Adenauer re-elected chancellor of West-Germany.   

Oct 23   1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.   

Oct 23   Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86   

Oct 23   inaugural test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.   

Oct 24   Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy.   

Oct 24   Cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City   

Oct 25   Henry C van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect, dies at 94.   

Oct 26   N Kazantzakis, writer, dies   

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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),