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What Happened In January 1957 In History

Historical Events for January, 1957

  • 1st » George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Elizabeth II.
  • 1st » An Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit attacks Brookeborough Royal Ulster Constabulary RUC barracks during Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army) Operation Harvest; two IRA volunteers killed.
  • 3rd » The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
  • 5th » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
  • 9th » Prime Minster of the United Kingdom called British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to Suez Crisis known as retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
  • 11th » The African Convention is founded in Dakar called Dakar, Senegal.
  • 14th » Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
  • 22nd » Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
  • 22nd » The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
  • 23rd » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
  • 31st » Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, Los Angeles called Pacoima, California are killed following the Pacoima aircraft accident known as mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1957

  • 1st » Urmas Arumäe, Estonian lawyer
  • 1st » Mark Hurd, American businessman
  • 1st » Ewa Kasprzyk (actress) called Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress
  • 1st » Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
  • 4th » Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 4th » Gurdas Maan, Indian singer-songwriter and actor
  • 4th » Vesna Zmijanac, Serbian singer
  • 5th » Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby player
  • 6th » Michael Foale, English-American astrophysicist and astronaut
  • 6th » Nancy Lopez, American golfer
  • 7th » Nicholson Baker, American author
  • 7th » Katie Couric, American journalist and author
  • 7th » Reena Roy, Indian actress
  • 7th » Julian Solis, Puerto Rican boxer
  • 8th » Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
  • 8th » David Lang (composer) e.g David Lang, American composer
  • 9th » Bibie, Ghanaian singer
  • 9th » Yury Bandazhevsky, Belarusian scientist
  • 9th » Phil Lewis, American singer-songwriter (L.A. Guns, Girl (band) or Girl, New Torpedos, and Tormé)
  • 10th » Paula Smith, American tennis player
  • 10th » Greg Walden, American politician
  • 11th » Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player
  • 11th » Peter Moore (Australian rules footballer) named Peter Moore, Australian footballer
  • 11th » Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
  • 12th » Brian Blair, American wrestler
  • 12th » John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer
  • 12th » Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer
  • 13th » Claudia Emerson, American poet
  • 13th » Mary Glindon, English politician
  • 13th » Lorrie Moore, American author
  • 14th » Suzanne Danielle, English actress
  • 14th » Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author
  • 15th » Marty Lyons, American football player
  • 15th » Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
  • 15th » Mario Van Peebles, American actor
  • 16th » Jurijs Andrejevs, Latvian footballer
  • 16th » Ricardo Darín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 16th » Mark Pawsey, English politician
  • 17th » Keith Chegwin, English television host and actor
  • 17th » Steve Harvey, American comedian, actor, and author
  • 17th » Ann Nocenti, American author
  • 17th » Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist
  • 19th » Ottis Anderson, American football player
  • 19th » Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, 13th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
  • 20th » Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer
  • 21st » Greg Ryan, German-American soccer player and coach
  • 22nd » Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 22nd » Brian Dayett, American baseball player
  • 22nd » Rene Requiestas, Filipino comedian and actor (d. 1993)
  • 22nd » Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
  • 22nd » Francis Wheen, English journalist
  • 23rd » Caroline, Princess of Hanover
  • 23rd » Lou Schuler, American journalist
  • 24th » Mark Eaton (basketball) or Mark Eaton, American basketball player
  • 24th » Ade Edmondson, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Bad Shepherds)
  • 25th » Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish politician
  • 25th » Andrew P. Harris, American physician and politician
  • 25th » Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer
  • 27th » Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden, White Spirit (band) White Spirit, Gogmagog (band) Gogmagog, and Gillan (band) Gillan)
  • 27th » Frank Miller (comics) called Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 28th » Kent Kessler, American bassist
  • 28th » Mark Napier (ice hockey) known as Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 28th » Nick Price, Zimbabwean golfer
  • 28th » Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author
  • 29th » Sue Douglas, English journalist
  • 29th » Julie Mellor, English politician
  • 29th » Grażyna Miller, Italian journalist and poet
  • 29th » Ron Franscell, American journalist and author
  • 30th » Polly Horvath, American-Canadian author
  • 30th » Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999)
  • 31st » Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer

Famous Deaths for January 1957

  • 1st » Seán South, Irish militant (b. 1928)
  • 5th » Jerome Steever, American water polo player (b. 1880)
  • 10th » Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
  • 12th » Ken Wharton, English race car driver (b. 1916)
  • 14th » Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)
  • 16th » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
  • 16th » Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (b. 1867)
  • 19th » József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
  • 22nd » Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher (b. 1876)
  • 23rd » Willie Edwards, American murder victim (b. 1932)
  • 25th » Thomas January, American soccer player (b. 1886)
  • 25th » Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (b. 1873)
  • 25th » Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician (b. 1871)

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