Page 3: Historical Events In 1957

Feb 04   1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) in the year 1957.   

Feb 04   In the year 1957 electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)   

Feb 04   Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66 in the year 1957.   

Feb 05   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd Piano Concert in the year 1957.   

Feb 07   On this day in history rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 08   John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53 in the year 1957.   

Feb 08   San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88 in the year 1957.   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history kUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Feb 12   Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82 in the year 1957.   

Feb 12   Researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed in the year 1957.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1957.   

Feb 15   Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister in the year 1957.   

Feb 16   Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72   

Feb 18   In the year 1957 dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.   

Feb 18   In the year 1957 henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies   

Feb 21   Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises in the year 1957.   

Feb 21   On this day in history dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (Los Angeles) "trade" minor league franchises   

Feb 22   Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win   

Feb 23   "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"   

Feb 25   Buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" in the year 1957.   

Feb 25   Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1957.   

Feb 27   On this day in history mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People"   

Feb 27   Mao's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" in the year 1957.   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history asian flu in Worldwide killing 1-4 million people   

Mar 02   Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70 in the year 1957.   

Mar 03   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham & Courtney Jones (Great Britain)   

Mar 05   Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland in the year 1957.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1957 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   On this day in history birth of kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer   

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 in the year 1957.   

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

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

Jan 07   Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1957.   

Jan 10   In the year 1957 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   In the year 1957 alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82