Page 9: Historical Events In 1957

Jul 09   Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced.   

Jul 09   In this year, 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis.   

Jul 09   Kelly McGillis, Australian actress is born   

Jul 10   Sholem Asch, Polish/Israeli writer (East River), dies at 77   

Jul 12   1st President to fly in helicopter-Dwight Eisenhower   

Jul 12   The inaugural President to fly in helicopter-Dwight Eisenhower   

Jul 14   Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270   

Jul 15   Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die.   

Jul 15   George Cleveland actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74.   

Jul 16   Marine Maj John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03 28 08).   

Jul 19   Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59.   

Jul 19   Don Bowden is recorded as becoming inaugural American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7)   

Jul 19   The inaugural rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada   

Jul 20   Phil Hanna singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46   

Jul 21   1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson).   

Jul 21   Bernard Spooner US inventor of bulletproof jacket, dies   

Jul 21   Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies.   

Jul 23   G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer, dies at 61   

Jul 24   KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

Jul 24   Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers and Thieves), dies at 72.   

Jul 25   Monarchy in Tunisa abolished in favor of a republic.   

Jul 25   Tunisia gains independence.   

Jul 26   Carlos Armas, president of Guatemala, is assassinated   

Jul 26   Carlos Castillo Armas, president of Guatemala, murdered   

Jul 26   Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200   

Jul 26   USA test launch inaugural ICBM.   

Jul 26   USSR launches inaugural intercontinental multistage ballistic missile   

Jul 28   Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance (Steve Allen Show)   

Jul 29   International Atomic Energy Agency established by UN.   

Jul 29   Jack Paar's Tonight show premiers.   

Jul 30   Sem Dresden, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 76   

Aug 01   Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10")   

Aug 01   Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59]   

Aug 01   inaugural commercial building heated by Sun - in Albuquerque New Mexico   

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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),