1957 Calendar
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1957 Historical Event(s)
January 3, 1957
– The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
January 31, 1957
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology.
February 18, 1957
– Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
August 1, 1957
– The United States and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
August 5, 1957
– American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage “baby-boomers” by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
September 4, 1957
– American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis – Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
October 4, 1957
– Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union.
October 10, 1957
– The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world’s first major nuclear accident.
Who Were Born On 1957?
January 22, 1957
– Brian Dayett, American baseball player
March 20, 1957
– Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
April 4, 1957
– Kelso, American racehorse (d. 1983)
April 29, 1957
– Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
May 22, 1957
– Lisa Murkowski, American politician
August 20, 1957
– Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
September 19, 1957
– Chris Roupas, Greek-American professional basketball player
October 5, 1957
– Mark Geragos, American attorney
October 30, 1957
– Kevin Pollak, American actor
December 30, 1957
– Rod Harrington, English darts player