What Happened In July 1957 In History

Historical Events for July, 1957

• 1st » The International Geophysical Year begins.
• 6th » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
• 6th » John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
• 11th » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailism named Ismaili worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
• 14th » Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the Parliament of Egypt known as National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab World called Arab world.
• 25th » The Republic of Tunisia is proclaimed.
• 26th » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
• 28th » Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, Nagasaki called Isahaya, western Kyushu called Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
• 29th » The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1957

• 1st » Lisa Blount, American actress and producer (d. 2010)
• 1st » Wayne David, Welsh politician
• 1st » Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
• 2nd » Bret Hart, Canadian wrestler and actor
• 2nd » Jüri Raidla, Estonian lawyer and politician, Ministry of Justice (Estonia) or Estonian Minister of Justice
• 2nd » Purvis Short, American basketball player
• 2nd » Mike Weatherley, English politician
• 3rd » Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Ken Ober, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2009)
• 4th » Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat, 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia) or Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 4th » Jenny Seagrove, English actress and activist
• 4th » Chulabhorn Walailak Thai princess
• 5th » David Hanson (politician) e.g David Hanson, English politician
• 5th » Anne Marie Morris, English politician
• 5th » Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
• 5th » Doug Wilson (ice hockey) named Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
• 6th » Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 7th » Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris or Jonathan Dayton, American director and producer
• 7th » Berry Sakharof, Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist (Minimal Compact)
• 8th » Alan Campbell (politician) known as Alan Campbell, English politician
• 8th » Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter (Quiet Riot and Ratt)
• 8th » Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author
• 9th » Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter (Marc and the Mambas, Soft Cell, and The Immaculate Consumptive)
• 9th » Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer
• 9th » Kelly McGillis, American actress
• 9th » Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 9th » Jim Paxson, American basketball player and manager
• 10th » Cindy Sheehan, American activist
• 11th » Peter Murphy (musician) named Peter Murphy, English singer-songwriter (Bauhaus (band) called Bauhaus and Dalis Car)
• 11th » Johann Lamont, Scottish educator and politician
• 11th » Peter Oborne, English journalist
• 11th » Michael Rose (singer) or Michael Rose, Jamaican singer-songwriter (Black Uhuru)
• 12th » Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
• 12th » Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 12th » Taso N. Stavrakis, American actor and stuntman
• 13th » Thierry Boutsen, Belgian race car driver
• 13th » Lília Cabral, Brazilian actress
• 13th » Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Jane Hamilton, American author
• 13th » Phil Margera, American television personality
• 16th » Faye Grant, American actress
• 16th » Alexandra Marinina, Russian author
• 17th » Fern Britton, English television host
• 18th » Nick Faldo, English golfer and sportscaster
• 18th » Keith Levene, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Public Image Ltd, The Flowers of Romance (band) or The Flowers of Romance, and The Clash)
• 20th » Donna Dixon, American actress
• 21st » Jon Lovitz, American comedian and actor
• 22nd » Álvaro Corcuera, Mexican priest (d. 2014)
• 22nd » Dave Stieb, American baseball player
• 23rd » Jo Brand, English comedian, actress, and screenwriter
• 23rd » Kate Buffery, English actress
• 23rd » Nikos Galis, American basketball player
• 23rd » Theo van Gogh (film director) named Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 24th » Larry Gott, English singer and guitarist (James (band) known as James)
• 24th » Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 25th » Mark Hunter (politician) called Mark Hunter, English politician
• 25th » Steve Podborski, Canadian skier
• 26th » Norman Baker, Scottish politician
• 26th » Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor and martial artist
• 26th » Hart Hanson, American screenwriter and producer
• 26th » Nana Visitor, American actress
• 27th » Bill Engvall, American comedian and actor
• 27th » Matt Osborne, American wrestler (d. 2013)
• 27th » Allan Simmons, English Scrabble player
• 29th » Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (d. 2014)
• 29th » Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player
• 29th » Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast
• 29th » Alessandra Marc, American soprano
• 30th » Bill Cartwright, American basketball player and coach
• 30th » Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
• 30th » Nery Pumpido, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 30th » Leon Wesley Walls, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• 31st » Daniel Ash, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bauhaus (band) called Bauhaus, Love and Rockets (band) known as Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail)
• 31st » Jane Bennett (political theorist) named Jane Bennett, American sociologist, theorist, and academic
• 31st » Dirk Blocker, American actor
• 31st » Leon Durham, American baseball player and actor
• 31st » Mark Thompson (media executive) or Mark Thompson, English businessman

Famous Deaths for July 1957

• 3rd » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 5th » anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
• 5th » Charles Sherwood Noble, American inventor (b. 1873)
• 8th » Grace Coolidge, American wife of Calvin Coolidge, 37th List of First Ladies of the United States e.g First Lady of the United States (b. 1879)
• 15th » James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (b. 1870)
• 15th » Vasily Maklakov, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1869)
• 23rd » Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (b. 1870)
• 24th » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 28th » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (b. 1876)
• 28th » Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)

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