Page 3: Historical Events In 1957

Feb 04   Electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)   

Feb 04   Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66.   

Feb 05   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd Piano Concert   

Feb 07   Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71.   

Feb 08   John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53   

Feb 08   San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall   

Feb 09   Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88   

Feb 10   Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90.   

Feb 11   KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Feb 12   Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82.   

Feb 12   Researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed   

Feb 13   Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans.   

Feb 14   Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites.   

Feb 15   Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister.   

Feb 16   Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63   

Feb 17   Fire in Warreton Mo, results in the deaths of 72.   

Feb 18   Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government   

Feb 18   Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

Feb 21   Dodgers (Ft Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises.   

Feb 21   Dodgers (Ft Worth) and Cubs (Los Angeles) "trade" minor league franchises.   

Feb 22   Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72   

Feb 22   Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3500th win.   

Feb 23   "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances   

Feb 25   Buddy Holly and Crickets record "That'll Be the Day".   

Feb 25   Buddy Holly and the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day".   

Feb 25   Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76.   

Feb 27   Mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People".   

Feb 27   Mao's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People".   

Feb 27   Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X" "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until.   

Mar 01   Asian flu in Worldwide killing 1-4 million people   

Mar 02   Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70.   

Mar 03   World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).   

Mar 05   In this year, Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party claims election in Ireland.   

Mar 05   Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley.   

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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),