Monday 28 January 1957
It was Monday, under the sign of Aquarius (see planets position on January 28, 1957). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Frank Skinner and Harley Jane Kozak.
In UK Singing The Blues by Guy Mitchell was in the top 5 hits.
Mother India, directed by Mehboob Khan, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1957
while The New World by Winston S. Churchill was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Tomahawk.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1957 or at January 28 across the years.
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Catholicism - Feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas
Famous Birthdays:
- Frank Skinner: English comedian actor and author.
- Harley Jane Kozak: Actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness).
- Nick Price (golfer)
- Mark Napier: Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster.
- Nick Price: South African-Zimbabwean golfer.
- Nick Price: South African-Zimbabwean golfer.
- Nick Price in Durban: South Africa; PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic).
- Kent Kessler: American bassist.
Famous Deaths:
- Fred Stein: TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88.
Facts:
- Tonight! America After Dark premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar)
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1957?
- LIFE: Record flight
- Time: Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7497
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1957
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1957 ?
Top #8 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
- Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen
- The Garden Of Eden - Frankie Vaughan
- Malcolm Vaughan - St Therese Of The Roses
- Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnnie Ray
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The New World
The New World is Winston S. Churchill's brilliant re-creation of one of the most fateful periods in English and American history - the two centuries between 1485 and 1688.
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King Of Paris
"He was one of those men who lead 10 lives while the rest of us live one." That's how the author begins this biographical novel about Alexandre Dumas.
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This Hallowed Ground
First published in 1955, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bruce Catton’s classic account of the Civil War simultaneously captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle in one brilliant volume.
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