Page 13: Historical Events In 1957

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   

Oct 26   USSR fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov   

Oct 26   Vatican Radio begins broadcasting   

Oct 27   Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey   

Oct 28   Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game.   

Oct 28   WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Oct 29   A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

Oct 29   Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

Oct 29   Louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71.   

Oct 30   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 11th Symphony premieres in Moscow   

Oct 31   "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 558 performances   

Nov 02   1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio.   

Nov 03   Russians launch a dog named Laika into space, the inaugural living creature to leave the earth.   

Nov 03   The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with a dog name Laika.   

Nov 03   Wilhelm Reich, Austria/US psycho analyst (sexual), dies at 60.   

Nov 04   2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched.   

Nov 04   Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret, composer, dies at 78   

Nov 05   Félix Gaillard forms govt in France   

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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),