December 1957 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1957.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1957: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1957?

Events

01 Dec 1957 In Indonesia, Sukarno announces the nationalization of 246 Dutch businesses.
02 Dec 1957 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens
03 Dec 1957 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB).
04 Dec 1957 The Lewisham train disaster in the UK leaves 92 dead.
05 Dec 1957 New York City becomes first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law).
06 Dec 1957 AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987).
07 Dec 1957 Tony Kubek of the New York Yankees selected as American League Rookie of the Year.
10 Dec 1957 Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his peackeeping efforts in the United Nations.
11 Dec 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra
12 Dec 1957 US announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond).
14 Dec 1957 Most Happy Fella closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances
16 Dec 1957 Sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
17 Dec 1957 US successfully test-fires Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile.
18 Dec 1957 Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity
19 Dec 1957 Music Man opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances
20 Dec 1957 Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service
21 Dec 1957 Indonesia proclaims end to state of war.
22 Dec 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins
25 Dec 1957 Ed Gein found insane of murder
29 Dec 1957 Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas
30 Dec 1957 Israeli government of Ben-Gurion resigns.
31 Dec 1957 Disneyland in Anaheim, California, welcomes its 10-millionth guest.

Famous Birthday

Jonathan Cainer
British astrologer and syndicated columnist for publications in the UK, U.S.
Steve Buscemi
American actor.
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor.
Prem Rawat
Indian American spiritual leader, also known as Maharaji and formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji and Balyogeshwar, who teaches a meditation...
Donny Osmond
American musician, a member of the singing Osmond family, devout Mormons.
Sheila E
American musician, a singer and drummer who performs as "Sheila E." The daughter of Pete Escovedo, a former Tito Puente and Carlos Santana...
Jillie Mack
British actress and dancer married to American actor Tom Selleck.
Ray Romano
American comedian with a droning, worried voice, star of "Everybody Loves Raymond," 1996 The second of three sons born to an engineer and a...
Matt Lauer
TV Show Host.
Cyril Collard
French actor.
Anna Vissi
Cypriot singer-songwriter and actress (Epikouri).
Emmanuel Carrère
French author, screenwriter and director.
Shane MacGowan
Irish musician.
Diane Tell
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Edouard de Rothschild
Hamid Karzaï
Billy Bragg
English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Ricky Ross
British rock vocalist (Deacon Blue - "Raintown").
Louis Bodin
French meteorologist engineer, TV weather presenter, radio and TV host, he should have presented the French version of the Swedish adventure...
Chris Poland
American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth Circle Jerks Damn the Machine and OHM).
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Famous Deaths

Harrison Ford
American actor, one of Hollywood’s hottest male stars since 1983 for his role as Han Solo in the trilogy, "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes...
Norma Talmadge
American actress of silent screen, vaudeville, radio, film and stage, the oldest of the three Talmadge sisters who were promoted by their...
Dorothy Sayers [Atherton Fleming]
Author (Whose body), dies at 64.
Artur Malawski
Composer, dies at 53.
Alan Bridge
Actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66.
Musidora (Jeanne Roques)
French actress (Born 1889).
Frank E Gannett
newspaper publisher, dies at age 81.
John W Van Druten
US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at age 56.
Carswell Adams
Sportscaster (Your Sports Special).
Fred Chapman
American baseball player (Born 1872).
Dorothy L Sayers
English writer (Born 1893).
Charles Pathe
French pioneer of film and record industries (Born 1863).
Eric Coates
British composer and viola player who specialized in semi-classical works for orchestra.
Manfred Sakel
Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957).
Reginald Sheffield
London, England -- Actor (Second Chance).
Frederick Law Olmsted
US architect (Central Park), dies at age 87.
Robert Frank Kurka
Composer, dies at 35.
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