Page 3: Historical Events In 1957

Feb 04   1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)   

Feb 04   Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd Piano Concert on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1957 laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1957 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1957 fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72   

Feb 18   On this day in history dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.   

Feb 18   Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1957 dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1957 harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72   

Feb 22   In the year 1957 jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win   

Feb 23   "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances in the year 1957.   

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

Feb 25   Buddy Holly &the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76   

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" on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1957 premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X" "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until   

Mar 01   In the year 1957 asian flu in Worldwide killing 1-4 million people   

Mar 02   Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1957 birth of joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bojan Križај, Slovenian skier   

Jan 04   Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)   

Jan 05   In the year 1957 birth of kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer   

Jan 07   Katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today) was born in the year 1957.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara)   

Jan 01   In the year 1957 ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1957 mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 10   Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1957 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.