1957
Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January
- January 1
- January 2 – The San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge to form the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.
- January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
- January 4 – After 69 years the last issue of Collier's Weekly Magazine is published.
- January 5 – Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having handled the ball in test match cricket.
- January 6 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the 3rd and final time. He is only shown from the waist up, even during the gospel segment, singing "Peace In The Valley". Ed Sullivan describes Elvis thus: "This is a real decent, fine boy. We've never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we've had with you. You're thoroughly all right."
- January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns.
- January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar.
- January 13 – Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee.
- January 14 – Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- January 15 – Release, in Japan, of the film Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa's reworking of Macbeth.
- January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool.
- January 20
- January 23 – Ku Klux Klan members force truck driver Willie Edwards to jump off a bridge into the Alabama River; he drowns as a result.
- January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
- January 31 – Three students on a junior high school playground in Pacoima, California, are among the 8 persons killed following a mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet, in the skies above the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, US.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Date unknown
Births
January
- January 1
- January 3 – Bojan Križaj, Slovenian alpine skier
- January 4 – Charles Allen, British television magnate
- January 6 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer
- January 7
- January 9 – Bibie, Ghanaian singer
- January 11 – Bryan Robson, English footballer
- January 12 – John Lasseter, American director, writer, and animator
- January 13 – Lorrie Moore, American writer
- January 14 – Anchee Min, Chinese writer
- January 15
- January 16 – Ricardo Darin, Argentinian actor
- January 17 – Steve Harvey, American actor
- January 21 – Greg Ryan, American soccer coach
- January 22
- January 23 – Princess Caroline of Monaco
- January 24 – Adrian Edmondson, British comedian
- January 27 – Frank Miller, American comic book writer
- January 29 – Grazyna Miller, Polish poet
- January 30 – Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999)
February
- February 2 – Phil Barney, French singer
- February 4 – Elaine Carbines, Member of the Australian Labor Party
- February 5 – Jackie Woodburne, Australian actress
- February 6 – Kathy Najimy, American actress and comedian
- February 8
- February 9 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
- February 11 – Mitchell Symons, British writer
- February 15 – Shahriyar Mandanipour, Iranian writer
- February 16 – LeVar Burton, American actor
- February 17 – Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer, composer, harpist
- February 18
- February 19 – Falco, Austrian rock musician (d. 1998)
- February 20 – Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey coach
- February 23 – Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (d. 2009)
- February 27
- February 28 – Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer
March
- March 3 – Eric Walters, Canadian author
- March 4
- March 9 – Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
- March 10 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi-born Islamist terrorist (d. 2011)
- March 12 – Marlon Jackson, American singer
- March 15
- March 17 – Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
- March 18 – György Pazdera, Hungarian rock bassist (Pokolgép)
- March 20
- March 23 – Teresa Ganzel, American comedienne and actress
- March 26 – Leeza Gibbons, American television personality
- March 29 – Christopher Lambert, French actor
- March 30 – Paul Reiser, American comedian and actor
- March 31 – Alan Duncan, British politician
April
- April 1
- April 2 – Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress
- April 4 – Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director
- April 5 – Ivan Corea, Sri Lankan autism campaigner
- April 8 – Henry Cluney, Irish musician
- April 9 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (d. 2011)
- April 11
- April 12
- April 14 – Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
- April 18 – Genie (feral child), "Genie", American feral child
- April 25 – Eric Bristow, English darts player
- April 27 – Michel Barrette, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
- April 29 – Daniel Day-Lewis, English-born actor
May
- May 2 – Michael Coyle, American composer
- May 3
- May 5 – Richard E. Grant, English actor
- May 10 – Sid Vicious, English rock bassist (Sex Pistols) (d. 1979)
- May 14 – Big Van Vader, American professional wrestler
- May 15 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari (Prime Minister)
- May 16 – Jean Benoit, American Olympic gold medal-winning marathon runner
- May 17 – Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish rock singer and songwriter (Leevi and the Leavings) (d. 2003)
- May 18 - Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist, philosopher
- May 20 – Stewart Nozette, American astronomer.
- May 21
- May 22
- May 23 – Jimmy McShane (aka Baltimora), Northern Irish dancer (d. 1995)
- May 24 – Walter Moers, German comic artist and writer
- May 26 – Pontso Sekatle, Lesotho academic and politician
- May 27 – Siouxsie Sioux, British rock singer (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
- May 28 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player
- May 29 – Jeb Hensarling, American politician
June
July
August
- August 2
- August 4 – John Wark, Scottish footballer
- August 5 – Clayton Rohner, American actor
- August 6 – Jim McGreevey, 52nd Governor of New Jersey
- August 7 – Alexander Dityatin, Soviet gymnast
- August 9 – Melanie Griffith, American actress
- August 11 – Richie Ramone, American rock drummer (The Ramones)
- August 14 – Peter Costello, Australian politician
- August 15 – Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
- August 16
- August 17 – Robin Cousins, British figure skater
- August 18
- August 19 – Li-Young Lee, Indonesian-born poet
- August 20 – Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
- August 22 – Steve Davis, British snooker player
- August 24 – Stephen Fry, British comedian, author, and actor
- August 25 – Simon McBurney, British actor, writer and theatre director
- August 26
- Dr. Alban, Nigerian-born Swedish singer
- Uzo, Nigerian-American film producer and director
- August 27 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer
- August 28
- August 29 – Grzegorz Ciechowski, Polish musician (d. 2001)
- August 30 – Manu Tuiasosopo, American football player
- August 31 – Ingrid Washinawatok, Native American activist (d. 1999)
September
- September 1 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-born American singer
- September 7 – Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish athlete
- September 8
- September 11 – Preben Elkjaer Larsen, Danish footballer
- September 12 – Rachel Ward, British actress
- September 13 – Vinny Appice, American drummer
- September 15 – Brad Bird, American animator and director
- September 16 – David McCreery, Irish footballer
- September 19 – Chris Roupas, Greek-American basketball player
- September 21
- Ethan Coen, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor
- Kevin Rudd, Australian prime minister
- September 22 – Nick Cave, Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter and actor
- September 26 – Luigi De Canio, Italian footballer and football manager
- September 27 – Peter Sellars, American theatre director
- September 28 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan composer and musician
- September 30 – Fran Drescher, American actress
October
- October 4 – Alexander Tkachyov, Soviet gymnast
- October 5 – Bernie Mac, American stand-up comedian and actor (d. 2008)
- October 7 – Jayne Torvill, British ice skater
- October 8 – Ewan Stewart, Scottish actor
- October 11 – Dawn French, British comedian
- October 14 – Kenny Neal, American guitarist
- October 15 – Stacy Peralta, American director and skateboarder
- October 21 – Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- October 23 – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- October 26 – Bob Golic, American football player
- October 27 – Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwanese film director
- October 29 – Dan Castellaneta, American voice actor (Homer Simpson from 'The Simpsons')
- October 30 – Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. 2007)
- October 31
November
- November 5 – Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (d. 1984)
- November 6 – Klaus Kleinfeld, German business executive
- November 7 – Christopher Knight, American actor
- November 14 – Gregg Burge, American tap dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)
- November 15 – Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist
- November 17 – Debbie Thrower, British TV news presenter
- November 18 – Olivia Heussler, Swiss photojournalist
- November 20
- November 24 – Denise Crosby, American actress
- November 27 – Kenny Acheson, Irish race car driver
- November 30 – Colin Mochrie, Scottish-born Canadian comedian
December
Deaths
January–March
- January 10 – Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
- January 14 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)
- January 16 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (b. 1867)
- January 20 – James Connolly, American athlete (b. 1868)
- January 26
- February 1 – Friedrich Paulus, German field marshal (b. 1890)
- February 8
- February 9
- February 10 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
- February 16 – Józef Hofmann, Polish-born pianist and composer (b. 1876)
- February 18
- February 19 – Märta Torén, Swedish actress (b. 1926)
- February 23 – Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)
- February 25
- March 5 – William Cameron Menzies, American film production designer (b. 1896)
- March 7 – Wyndham Lewis, English painter (b. 1882)
- March 8 – János Esterházy, Hungarian politician in Czechoslovakia (b. 1901)
- March 11 – Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (b. 1888)
- March 12 – Josephine Hull, American actres (b. 1886)
- March 14 – Eugenio Castellotti, Italian racing driver (car crash) (b. 1930)
- March 16 – Constantin Brâncuşi, Romanian sculptor (b. 1876)
- March 17 – Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
- March 25 – Max Ophüls, German film director and writer (b. 1902)
- March 29 – Joyce Cary, Irish author (b. 1888)
- March 31 – Gene Lockhart, Canadian actor (b. 1891)
April–June
- April 3 – Ned Sparks, Canadian character actor (b. 1883)
- April 4 – E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (b. 1909)
- April 5 – Alagappa Chettiar, Indian philanthropist (b. 1909)
- April 8 – Dorothy Sebastian, American actress (b. 1903)
- April 15 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (b. 1917)
- April 16 – Johnny Torrio, Italian-American gangster (b. 1882)
- April 26 – Elinor Fair, American actress (b. 1903)
- May 1 – Grant Mitchell, American actor (b. 1874)
- May 2 – Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator (b. 1908)
- May 7 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (b. 1877)
- May 9 – Ezio Pinza, Italian bass (b. 1892)
- May 12 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian actor and director (b. 1885)
- May 13 – Michael Fekete, Hungarian-born Israeli mathematician (b. 1886)
- May 14 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884)
- May 16 – Eliot Ness, American policeman (b. 1903)
- May 29 – James Whale, English film director (b. 1889)
- May 31 – Leopold Staff, Polish poet (b. 1878)
- June 1
- June 12
- June 13 – Irving Baxter, American athlete (b. 1876)
- June 15 – Princess Norina Matchabelli, Italian perfumier (b. 1880)
- June 17 – Dorothy Richardson, English feminist writer (b. 1873)
- June 21 – Johannes Stark, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
- June 26 – Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
- June 27
July–September
- July 4 – Judy Tyler, American actress (b. 1932)
- July 8 – Grace Coolidge, wife of United States President Calvin Coolidge (b. 1879)
- July 11 – Aga Khan III, 48th Nizari Imam (b. 1877)
- July 15
- July 23 – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer (b. 1896)
- July 24
- July 28
- August 5 – Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
- August 7 – Oliver Hardy, American actor (b. 1892)
- August 16 – Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
- August 19 – David Bomberg, Vorticist painter (b. 1890)
- August 20 – Julio Lozano Díaz, President of Honduras (b. 1885)
- August 21 – Mait Metsanurk, Estonian writer (b. 1879)
- August 30 – Harold Gatty, Australian aviator (b. 1903)
- September 1 – Dennis Brain, English French horn player (b. 1921) (car crash)
- September 9 – Muhammad al-Muqri, grand vizier of Morocco (b. ?1844)
- September 16 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (b. 1864)
- September 20 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (b. 1865)
- September 21 – Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)
- September 22 – Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
- September 28 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan composer and musician (b. 1888)
October–December
- October 19 – Vere Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist (b. 1892)
- October 20 – Jack Buchanan, British actor (b. 1891)
- October 24
- October 25
- October 26 – Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)
- October 29 – Louis B. Mayer, American studio mogul and former head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (b. 1885)
- November 3 – Charles Brabin, American director and screenwriter (b. 1882)
- November 4
- November 17 – Cora Witherspoon, American actress (b. 1890)
- November 24 – Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (b. 1886)
- November 25 – Raymond Griffith, American actor (b. 1895)
- November 26 – Billy Bevan, Australian actor (b. 1887)
- November 29 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (b. 1897)
- November 30 – Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (b. 1890)
- December 2 – Harrison Ford, American silent film actor (b. 1884)
- December 8 – Reginald Sheffield, English actor (b. 1901)
- December 10 – Maurice McLoughlin, American tennis champion (b. 1890)
- December 11 – Musidora, French actress (b. 1889)
- December 21 – Eric Coates, English composer (b. 1886)
- December 24 – Norma Talmadge, American actress (b. 1893)
- December 25
- December 26 – Charles Pathé, French film pioneer (b. 1863)
Nobel Prizes
References