Page 2: Historical Events In 1957

Jan 17   9-county commission recommends creation of BART in the year 1957.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1957.   

Jan 21   The birth of Geena Davis, American actress in the year 1957.   

Jan 22   Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula in the year 1957.   

Jan 22   On this day in history israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula   

Jan 23   The birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history fBI arrests Jack &Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR   

Jan 26   In the year 1957 bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres   

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

Jan 26   India annexes Kashmir in the year 1957.   

Jan 27   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open in the year 1957.   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1957 graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC   

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" in the year 1957.   

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   On this day in history trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished   

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

Feb 01   Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam in the year 1957.   

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

Feb 02   Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd) in the year 1957.   

Feb 02   On this day in history uN adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt   

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   Bojan Križај, Slovenian skier was born in the year 1957.   

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 in the year 1957.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer   

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

Jan 07   Kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara) was born in the year 1957.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1957 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84   

Jan 07   In the year 1957 al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1957 gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1957 alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82