What Happened In December 1957 In History

Historical Events for December, 1957

• 5th » Sukarno expels all Dutch people from Indonesia.
• 6th » Project Vanguard: A Launch pad or launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
• 17th » The United States successfully launches the first SM-65 Atlas e.g Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 20th » The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1957

• 1st » Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Damn the Machine, and OHM (band) called OHM)
• 1st » Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)
• 2nd » Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
• 3rd » Maxim Korobov, Russian politician
• 3rd » Valérie Quennessen, French actress (d. 1989)
• 4th » Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver
• 4th » Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author
• 5th » Raquel Argandoña, Chilean model, actress, and politician
• 5th » Art Monk, American football player
• 6th » Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sound (band) called The Sound and The Outsiders (British band) or The Outsiders) (d. 1999)
• 7th » Tom Winsor, English lawyer and civil servant
• 8th » James Cama, American martial artist (d. 2014)
• 8th » Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Def Leppard, Girl (band) called Girl, Man Raze, Tush (band) known as Tush, and Dumb Blondes)
• 9th » Donny Osmond, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (The Osmonds)
• 9th » Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Chagall Guevara)
• 10th » Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (d. 2012)
• 10th » Paul Hardcastle, English composer and producer
• 10th » Prem Rawat, Indian-American guru
• 11th » Peter Bagge, American author and illustrator
• 12th » Sheila E., American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress
• 12th » Robert Lepage, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 13th » Steve Buscemi, American actor and director
• 13th » Morris Day, American singer-songwriter and actor (The Time (band) called The Time and Flyte Tyme (band) known as Flyte Tyme)
• 13th » Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
• 15th » Chō, Japanese voice actor
• 15th » Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 15th » Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
• 15th » Laura Molina (artist) known as Laura Molina, American singer, guitarist, actress, and painter
• 15th » Tim Reynolds, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dave Matthews Band, TR3, and Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds)
• 16th » Antonio Vega (singer) e.g Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nacha Pop) (d. 2009)
• 17th » Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter
• 17th » Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach
• 18th » Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author
• 19th » Cyril Collard, French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993)
• 19th » John Gulager, American actor, director, and cinematographer
• 19th » Kevin McHale (basketball) known as Kevin McHale, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 20th » Anita Ward, American singer and musician
• 20th » Stephen Bicknell, English organ builder (d. 2007)
• 20th » Billy Bragg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 20th » Anna Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actress (Epikouri)
• 20th » Mike Watt, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Banyan (band) Banyan, Minutemen (band) Minutemen, Dos (band) Dos, The Stooges, and Firehose (band) Firehose)
• 21st » Tom Henke, American baseball player
• 21st » Rolf Kanies, German actor
• 21st » Ray Romano, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Stephen Conway, English bishop
• 22nd » Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician
• 22nd » Susan Powter, Australian personal trainer and author
• 23rd » Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 23rd » Trisha Goddard, English television host and actress
• 24th » Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan
• 24th » Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 25th » Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster
• 25th » Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter (The Pogues, The Nips, and Shane MacGowan and The Popes)
• 26th » Dermot Murnaghan, English journalist and game show host
• 26th » Mike South, American porn actor and director
• 27th » Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
• 27th » Dane Witherspoon, American actor (d. 2014)
• 28th » Anne Sargeant, Australian netball player and sportscaster
• 29th » Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer
• 29th » Oliver Hirschbiegel, German actor, director, and producer
• 29th » Iain Paxton, Scottish rugby player and coach
• 29th » Paul Rudnick, American author and screenwriter
• 30th » Matt Lauer, American journalist
• 30th » Glenn Robbins, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Rod Harrington, English darts player and sportscaster
• 30th » Nick Skelton, English horse rider

Famous Deaths for December 1957

• 2nd » Harrison Ford (silent film actor) called Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)
• 2nd » Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
• 10th » Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and resistance leader (b. 1891)
• 11th » Musidora, French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 14th » Fred Chapman (baseball) known as Fred Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1872)
• 17th » Dorothy L. Sayers, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
• 21st » Eric Coates, English-American viola player and composer (b. 1886)
• 22nd » Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)
• 24th » Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (b. 1893)
• 25th » Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)

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