What Happened In October 1957 In History

Historical Events for October, 1957

• 1st » First appearance of 'In God we trust' on U.S. paper currency.
• 4th » Space Race: Launch of 'Sputnik 1', the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
• 4th » Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario.
• 4th » 'Leave It To Beaver' premieres on CBS.
• 10th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
• 14th » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Monarchy in Canada Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Parliament of Canada Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
• 22nd » Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam.
• 24th » The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1957

• 1st » Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
• 2nd » John Cook (golfer) or John Cook, American golfer
• 2nd » Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer
• 2nd » Dave Faulkner (musician) named Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Victims (Australian band) named The Victims, The Manikins, and Hoodoo Gurus)
• 2nd » Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Dream Academy)
• 3rd » Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
• 3rd » Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
• 4th » Bill Fagerbakke, American actor
• 4th » Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (Dance with a Stranger (band) known as Dance with a Stranger) (d. 2013)
• 4th » Kyra Schon, American actress
• 4th » Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm
• 5th » Mark Geragos, American lawyer
• 5th » Lee Thompson (saxophonist) known as Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness (band) named Madness and The Dance Brigade)
• 5th » Bernie Mac, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 7th » Michael W. Smith, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 7th » Jayne Torvill, English figure skater
• 8th » Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager
• 9th » Don Garber, American businessman
• 9th » Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter
• 10th » Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator
• 11th » Paul Bown, English actor
• 11th » Dawn French, Welsh actress and screenwriter
• 11th » Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
• 12th » Kristen Bjorn, English porn actor, director, and producer
• 13th » Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
• 14th » Michel Després, Canadian politician
• 14th » Kenny Neal, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Downchild Blues Band)
• 15th » Michael Caton-Jones, Scottish actor, director, and producer
• 15th » Mira Nair, Indian-American actress, director, and producer
• 15th » Stacy Peralta, American skateboarder, director, producer, and businessman, co-founded Powell Peralta
• 16th » Priidu Beier, Estonian poet and educator
• 17th » Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer
• 17th » Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster
• 17th » Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor
• 18th » Jon Lindstrom, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Catherine Ringer, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Les Rita Mitsouko)
• 19th » Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Clark Sisters)
• 19th » Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
• 19th » Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (World Party and The Waterboys)
• 20th » Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 20th » Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer
• 20th » Hilda Solis, American politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor
• 21st » Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter (The Teardrop Explodes, Crucial Three, Black Sheep (anarcho-folk band) named Black Sheep, Brain Donor, and Queen Elizabeth (band) e.g Queen Elizabeth)
• 21st » Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and educator, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate
• 21st » Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Toto (band) known as Toto)
• 23rd » Paul Kagame, Rwandan politician, 6th President of Rwanda
• 23rd » Martin Luther King III, American activist
• 24th » Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager
• 24th » John Kassir, American actor
• 25th » Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress and singer
• 25th » Bernard Hogan-Howe, English police officer
• 26th » Julie Dawn Cole, English actress and singer
• 26th » Bob Golic, American football player and radio host
• 27th » Jeff East, American actor
• 27th » Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager
• 28th » Christian Berkel, German actor
• 28th » Stephen Morris (musician) or Stephen Morris, English drummer (Joy Division, New Order, and The Other Two)
• 28th » Zach Wamp, American politician
• 29th » Dan Castellaneta, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Kevin Pollak, American actor, producer, and game show host
• 31st » Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
• 31st » Shirley Phelps-Roper, American lawyer and activist
• 31st » Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Guided by Voices)

Famous Deaths for October 1957

• 10th » Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)
• 12th » Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist (b. 1865)
• 20th » Michalis Dorizas, Greek javelin thrower (b. 1890)
• 23rd » Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (b. 1905)
• 25th » Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (b. 1902)
• 25th » Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 26th » Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
• 26th » Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)
• 28th » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 29th » Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American film producer (b. 1885)
• 29th » Rosemarie Nitribitt, German murder victim (b. 1933)
• 30th » Fred Beebe, American baseball player (b. 1880)

• « Year 1956
• Year 1958 »