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1957 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1957
– An Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit attacks Brookeborough RUC barracks in one of the most famous incidents of the IRA’s Operation Harvest.
January 31, 1957
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology.
April 6, 1957
– Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
April 10, 1957
– The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
June 22, 1957
– The Soviet Union launches an R-12 missile for the first time (in the Kapustin Yar).
July 6, 1957
– Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
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 10, 1957
– 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.
October 14, 1957
– Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
November 14, 1957
– The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested.
Who Were Born On 1957?
April 27, 1957
– Eric Bristow, English darts player
May 8, 1957
– Bill Cowher, American professional football coach
May 10, 1957
– Sid Vicious, English bassist (The Sex Pistols) (d. 1979)
May 15, 1957
– Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
June 4, 1957
– John Treacy, Irish athlete
August 6, 1957
– Bob Horner, American baseball player
August 19, 1957
– Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet
August 23, 1957
– Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
October 2, 1957
– Dave Faulkner (musician), Australian rock musician
October 18, 1957
– Catherine Ringer, French singer and songwriter (Les Rita Mitsouko)