Page 2: Historical Events In 1957

Jan 17   9-county commission recommends creation of BART on this day in history.   

Jan 18   3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes in the year 1957.   

Jan 18   3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hr 19 min on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1957 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

Jan 20   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open in the year 1957.   

Jan 20   Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election in the year 1957.   

Jan 20   James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies in the year 1957.   

Jan 21   Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jan 21   The birth of Geena Davis, American actress on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula in the year 1957.   

Jan 22   Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history the birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco   

Jan 23   In the year 1957 willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25   

Jan 24   Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies in the year 1957.   

Jan 25   On this day in history fBI arrests Jack & Myra Sobel, charged with spying for USSR   

Jan 25   FBI arrests Jack &Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR in the year 1957.   

Jan 26   Bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms in the year 1957.   

Jan 26   On this day in history india annexes Kashmir   

Jan 27   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88   

Jan 29   In the year 1957 graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC   

Jan 30   On this day in history grigore Gafencu, Romanian min of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65   

Jan 30   In the year 1957 uS Congress accepts "Eisenhower-doctrine"   

Jan 31   Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) in the year 1957.   

Jan 31   The Canadian Government makes Thanksgiving Day a statutory holiday; second Monday in October (Turkey's look out) in the year 1957.   

Jan 31   On this day in history trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished   

Feb 01   Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66 in the year 1957.   

Feb 01   Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history the first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline   

Feb 02   In the year 1957 liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)   

Feb 02   In the year 1957 uN adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt   

Feb 03   On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)   

Jan 03   Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1957 birth of vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)   

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

Jan 07   Katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies in the year 1957.   

Jan 09   Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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   Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history alexander Cambridge, gov-gen (S Afr 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82