What Happened In November 1957 In History

Historical Events for November, 1957

• 2nd » The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity.
• 3rd » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches 'Sputnik 2'. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
• 7th » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more United States known as American missiles and fallout shelters.
• 8th » Operation Grapple Grapple X or Operation Grapple X, Round C1: the United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.
• 14th » The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested.
• 17th » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1957

• 1st » Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1st » Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
• 1st » Peter Ostrum, American large animal veterinarian and child actor
• 2nd » Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)
• 2nd » Notis Sfakianakis, Greek singer
• 2nd » Michael Bailey Smith, American actor
• 3rd » Peter Gregson, Scottish-English engineer and academic
• 3rd » Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
• 3rd » Gary Olsen, English-Australian actor (d. 2000)
• 4th » Tony Abbott, English-Australian politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia
• 4th » Richard Harrington (politician) or Richard Harrington, English businessman and politician
• 4th » Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov, Russian gymnast
• 5th » Jon-Erik Hexum, American model and actor (d. 1984)
• 5th » Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (A Flock of Seagulls)
• 6th » Cam Clarke, American voice actor and singer
• 6th » Klaus Kleinfeld, German businessman
• 6th » Siobhán McCarthy, Irish actress and singer
• 6th » Lori Singer, American actress and singer
• 7th » John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer
• 7th » King Kong Bundy, American wrestler and actor
• 7th » Christopher Knight (actor) e.g Christopher Knight, American actor, singer, and producer
• 7th » Tony Schiavone, American sportscaster
• 8th » Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager
• 8th » Porl Thompson, English guitarist (The Cure, Easy Cure, Malice (UK band) or Malice, and Shelleyan Orphan)
• 8th » Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director (Singer Vinger)
• 10th » Nigel Evans, Welsh politician
• 12th » Paul Dennis Reid, American murderer (d. 2013)
• 12th » Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (d. 2013)
• 13th » Nick Baines (bishop) or Nick Baines, English bishop
• 13th » Stephen Baxter, English author
• 13th » Roger Ingram, American trumpet player and educat
• 14th » Nicola Brewer, English politician and diplomat
• 14th » Michael J. Fitzgerald (writer) called Michael J. Fitzgerald, American author
• 15th » Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer (The Tonight Show Band)
• 15th » Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator
• 15th » Ray McKinnon (actor) named Ray McKinnon, American actor and director
• 15th » Michael Woythe, German footballer and manager
• 16th » Jacques Gamblin, French actor
• 17th » Debbie Thrower, English journalist
• 18th » Seán Mac Falls, Irish poet
• 19th » Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2000)
• 19th » Tom Virtue, American actor
• 20th » Stefan Bellof, German race car driver (d. 1985)
• 20th » Mike Craven (footballer) called Mike Craven, English footballer
• 20th » John Eriksen, Danish footballer (d. 2002)
• 22nd » Donny Deutsch, American businessman and television host
• 24th » Denise Crosby, American actress
• 24th » Edward Stourton (journalist) known as Edward Stourton, English journalist
• 25th » Bob Ehrlich, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland
• 27th » Kenny Acheson, Irish race car driver
• 27th » Frank Boeijen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 27th » Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Japan
• 27th » Michael A. Stackpole, American game designer and author
• 28th » Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar
• 29th » Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 29th » Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• 29th » Matthew Rubel, American businessman
• 29th » Mario Salieri, Italian porn director and producer
• 30th » John Ashton (musician) named John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Psychedelic Furs)
• 30th » Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter (Porcupine Tree, Japan (band) known as Japan, and The Dolphin Brothers)
• 30th » Andrew Calhoun, American singer-songwriter
• 30th » Joël Champetier, Canadian author
• 30th » Patrick McLoughlin, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 30th » Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Margaret Spellings, American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education

Famous Deaths for November 1957

• 3rd » Laika, Russian dog (b. 1954)
• 3rd » Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (b. 1897)
• 20th » Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-American painter (b. 1875)
• 21st » Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873)
• 24th » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (b. 1886)
• 25th » Prince George of Greece and Denmark (b. 1869)
• 29th » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
• 30th » Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1890)

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