Historical Events In 1957

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1957 rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 08   In the year 1957 john Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53   

Feb 08   San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall in the year 1957.   

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 in the year 1957.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1957 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82   

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 in the year 1957.   

Feb 14   Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   Fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72 in the year 1957.   

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

Feb 18   Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies in the year 1957.   

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   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   In the year 1957 "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances   

Feb 25   In the year 1957 buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"   

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   In the year 1957 mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People"   

Feb 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Asian flu in Worldwide killing 1-4 million people on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1957 harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70   

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

Mar 05   On this day in history eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland   

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Jan 02   Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss) was born in the year 1957.   

Jan 03   Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light) was born in the year 1957.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town)   

Jan 05   Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer was born in the year 1957.   

Jan 07   In the year 1957 birth of katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today)   

Jan 07   In the year 1957 birth of kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 in the year 1957.   

Jan 16   In the year 1957 alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82