Historical Events In 1957

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

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

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

Jan 19   USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test in the year 1957.  

Jan 20   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election  

Jan 20   In the year 1957 james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies  

Jan 21   In the year 1957 arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87  

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   In the year 1957 israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula  

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

Jan 23   In the year 1957 willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25  

Jan 24   Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies in the year 1957.  

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

Jan 25   FBI arrests Jack &Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1957 dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms  

Jan 26   On this day in history india annexes Kashmir  

Jan 27   In the year 1957 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open  

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

Jan 29   On this day in history graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC  

Jan 30   Grigore Gafencu, Romanian min of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65 in the year 1957.  

Jan 30   In the year 1957 uS Congress accepts "Eisenhower-doctrine"  

Jan 31   Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1957.  

Feb 01   Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66 in the year 1957.  

Feb 01   Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Feb 01   The first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 03   Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss) was born in the year 1957.  

Jan 03   Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light) was born in the year 1957.  

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   On this day in history birth of vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)  

Jan 05   Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer was born in the year 1957.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today)  

Jan 07   In the year 1957 birth of kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara)  

Jan 01   Ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72 in the year 1957.  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 10   On this day in history gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.