Historical Events In 1957

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

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

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

Feb 09   On this day in history miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88   

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

Feb 11   KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1957.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1957 andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister   

Feb 16   Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 in the year 1957.   

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

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 in the year 1957.   

Feb 21   Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises on this day in history.   

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   Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win on this day in history.   

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

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" in the year 1957.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70   

Mar 03   World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) in the year 1957.   

Mar 05   Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland on this day in history.   

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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   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 in the year 1957.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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