Your place in the Universe on 1957
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Get your map!1957 (MCMLVII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1957 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1957 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1957, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1957, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1957, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1957, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1957.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1957 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1957, during the 30th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 26/03/1958 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1957:
The most popular and best selling books in 1957 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1957 was the Year of the Rooster.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Rooster sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1957 were Michael, James and David for boys and Mary, Susan and Linda for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1957 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1957 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1957, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was So Rare by Jimmy Dorsey
The Music Chart in the USA in 1957 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 1957, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was All Shook Up by Elvis Presley
The Music Chart in the UK in 1957 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1957 were:
The world population in 1957 was 2,873,306,090 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 32.0% of the total population, which is roughly 919.5 million individuals.The annual population change in 1957 was an increase of +50.8 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.8% over the previous year.The average population density in 1957 was 12 persons per square mile (or 19 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 1957: