What happened on Wednesday October 02, 1957?

About October 2nd, 1957, in brief:

  • Historical events: New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores
  • Day of the week: October 2nd, 1957 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Tammy by Debbie Reynolds
  • #1 UK song: Diana by Paul Anka
  • Popular movie: Jailhouse Rock directed by Richard Thorpe

More about October 2nd, 1957? See below for more news and curiosities on October 2nd, 1957.

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October 02, 1957: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 02, 1957:

  • New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores
  • New York Yankees appear in their 26th World Series (World Series #54).
  • The comedy sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'' premieres on television.
  • David Lean's film ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' opens in the UK.
  • Space Age ndash Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
  • Canada's Avro Arrow is unveiled to the public.

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October 02, 1957: What were the magazines covers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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What day of the week was October 02, 1957?


October 02, 1957 was a Wednesday and it was the 275th day of the year 1957 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 02, 1957 can also be written as 10/2/1957 in the US and as 2/10/1957 in UK and Europe.

October 02, 1957 in October 1957 calendar

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Who was born on October 02, 1957?


Famous people born on October 02, 1957:

  • Kate St John

    English singer-songwriter/producer (the dream academy).

  • Wade Dooley

    Police officer and english rugby player.

  • John Cook

    American golfer.

  • John Neuman Cook

    Toledo, ohio -- pga golfer (1981 bing crosby).

  • Kimberly Herrin

    Santa barbara, california -- playmate (march, 1981).

  • Brian Regan

    Comedian.

  • Dave Faulkner

    Australian singer-songwriter/guitarist (the victims the manikins, hoodoo gurus).

  • John Corcoran

    American engineer in the merchant marines was killed when united airline flight 1975 crashed into the world trade center on 9/11/2001.

  • Maurizio Venturi
  • Emanuel Farrugia
  • Tullio Ferro
  • Osman Kavala
  • José Maria de Almeida
  • Donatella Treu
  • Luigi Ganna
  • Janry

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October 02, 1957: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 02, 1957:

  • Jacques Fesch

    French homicide: the murder of a french police officer as he fled from a holdup on 25 feb 1954, 5:45 pm, paris.

  • Leda Gys
  • Luigi Ganna

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October 02, 1957: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 02, 1957 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 30th and October 6th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


October 02, 1957: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 02, 1957 was Tammy by Debbie Reynolds, according to the music chart for the week September 30th and October 6th.

  1. - Tammy youtube
  2. - Diana youtube
  3. - Honeycomb youtube
  4. - Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On youtube
  5. - That'll Be The Day youtube

October 02, 1957: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 02, 1957 was Diana by Paul Anka, according to the music chart for the week September 30th and October 6th.

  1. - Diana youtube
  2. - Love Letters In The Sand youtube
  3. - Last Train To San Fernando youtube
  4. - Island In The Sun youtube
  5. - All Shook Up youtube
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October 02, 1957: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 2nd is Libra.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 02, 1957: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 02, 1957 is Rooster and the associated element is Fire.

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October 02, 1957: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 02, 1957 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 02, 1957 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 02, 1957 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 73% full, rising at 03:17 pm and setting at 01:58 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 09, 1957 while the next full moon would come on Oct 08, 1957.

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How old is someone born on October 02, 1957?


Someone born on October 02, 1957 is:

67 years 2 months old,

or 806 months and 3 days old,

or 3505 weeks and 1 day old,

or 24536 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 02, 1957?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 02, 1957?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on October 02, 1957.

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