Page 13: Historical Events In 1957

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.   

Nov 06   "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 45 performances   

Nov 06   Felix Gaillard is recorded as becoming premier of France   

Nov 07   In this year, Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford claims NL Rookie of Year.   

Nov 10   NFL record crowd (102368), '49ers vs Rams in LA.   

Nov 12   Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78   

Nov 14   Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ   

Nov 15   US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3000 fine.   

Nov 15   US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3000.   

Nov 16   "Copper and Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs.   

Nov 16   Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67.   

Nov 16   Ed Gein butchers last victim   

Nov 17   WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 18   Tunisia refuses Russian weapons   

Nov 19   Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia   

Nov 20   Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, while testifing before Congress said that he would set up an agency to manage all defense research. Despite objections by some of the military, the research agency, known as ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) was created in early 1958. ARPA developed ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1969   

Nov 20   Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46   

Nov 22   In this year, Mickey Mantle claims AL MVP.   

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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),