Historical Events In 1957

Jan 17   9-county commission recommends creation of BART on this day in history.  

Jan 18   3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes on this day in history.  

Jan 18   3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hr 19 min in the year 1957.  

Jan 19   In the year 1957 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test  

Jan 20   In the year 1957 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open  

Jan 20   Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election in the year 1957.  

Jan 20   On this day in history james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies  

Jan 21   Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 in the year 1957.  

Jan 21   KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1957 the birth of Geena Davis, American actress  

Jan 22   In the year 1957 israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula  

Jan 22   Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history the birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco  

Jan 23   Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 in the year 1957.  

Jan 24   On this day in history daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies  

Jan 25   In the year 1957 fBI arrests Jack & Myra Sobel, charged with spying for USSR  

Jan 25   FBI arrests Jack &Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR in the year 1957.  

Jan 26   Bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms in the year 1957.  

Jan 26   India annexes Kashmir in the year 1957.  

Jan 27   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1957 fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88  

Jan 29   Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC in the year 1957.  

Jan 30   Grigore Gafencu, Romanian min of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   US Congress accepts "Eisenhower-doctrine" on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) in the year 1957.  

Jan 31   In the year 1957 the Canadian Government makes Thanksgiving Day a statutory holiday; second Monday in October (Turkey's look out)  

Jan 31   Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1957 friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66  

Feb 01   In the year 1957 gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam  

Feb 01   In the year 1957 the first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline  

Feb 02   On this day in history liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)  

Feb 02   UN adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1957 patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)  

Jan 03   In the year 1957 birth of frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light)  

Jan 03   In the year 1957 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   Katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72  

Jan 04   On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84  

Jan 07   Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies in the year 1957.  

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

Jan 10   Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67 in the year 1957.  

Jan 11   In the year 1957 death of sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)  

Jan 14   In the year 1957 humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57  

Jan 16   Alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 in the year 1957.