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What Happened In March 1957 In History

Historical Events for March, 1957

  • 4th » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
  • 6th » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan Africa called Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British
  • 8th » Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
  • 8th » The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
  • 8th » Ghana joins the United Nations.
  • 9th » A Moment magnitude scale or magnitude 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake called 8.3 earthquake in the Andreanof Islands, Alaska triggers a Pacific-wide tsunami causing extensive damage to Hawaii and Oahu.
  • 13th » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the Museum of the Revolution (Cuba) named presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of List of Presidents of Cuba named President Fulgencio Batista.
  • 17th » A 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash or plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills President of the Philippines known as Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
  • 25th » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
  • 29th » The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.
  • 31st » Upper Volta Territorial Assembly election, 1957 Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony French Upper Volta Upper Volta are held. After the elections Unified Democratic Party PDU and Voltaic Democratic Movement MDV form a government.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1957

  • 1st » Peter Athans, American mountaineer
  • 3rd » Stephen Budiansky, American author
  • 3rd » Thom Hoffman, Dutch actor and photographer
  • 3rd » William Pascal Kikoti, Tanzanian bishop (d. 2012)
  • 3rd » Nicholas Shakespeare, English author
  • 4th » Nicholas Coleridge, English businessman
  • 4th » Jim Dwyer (journalist) known as Jim Dwyer, American journalist
  • 4th » Ron Fassler, American actor
  • 4th » Rick Mast, American race car driver
  • 4th » Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (d. 2010)
  • 4th » Edouard Vermeulen, Belgian fashion designer
  • 4th » Mykelti Williamson, American actor
  • 5th » Mark E. Smith, English singer-songwriter (The Fall (band) named The Fall and Von Südenfed)
  • 5th » Ray Suarez, American journalist and author
  • 6th » Yves Bolduc, Canadian doctor and politician
  • 7th » Robert Harris (novelist) e.g Robert Harris, English journalist and author
  • 7th » Tomás Yarrington, Mexican politician, Governor of Tamaulipas
  • 8th » Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (Iron Maiden, Samson (band) known as Samson, and Trust (band) or Trust) (d. 2013)
  • 8th » John Butcher (baseball) known as John Butcher, American baseball player
  • 8th » William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer
  • 8th » Cynthia Rothrock, American actress and martial artist
  • 8th » Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
  • 9th » Faith Daniels, American journalist
  • 9th » Mark Mancina, American composer
  • 9th » Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
  • 10th » Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011)
  • 10th » Hilary Devey, English businesswoman and philanthropist
  • 10th » Terry Holmes, Welsh rugby player
  • 10th » Matt Knudsen, American actor
  • 10th » Shannon Tweed, Canadian-American model and actress
  • 10th » Jim White (musician) named Jim White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 11th » The Lady Chablis, American drag queen performer
  • 11th » Cheryl Lynn, American singer-songwriter
  • 12th » Patrick Battiston, French footballer
  • 12th » Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
  • 12th » Jerry Levine, American actor and director
  • 13th » John Hoeven, American politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota
  • 13th » Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)
  • 14th » Steve Lake, American baseball player
  • 14th » Jean van de Velde (director) called Jean van de Velde, Dutch director and screenwriter
  • 14th » Tad Williams, American author
  • 15th » Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor
  • 15th » Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager
  • 15th » Park Overall, American actress
  • 15th » David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter
  • 16th » Matthew Bannister, English broadcaster
  • 17th » Michael Kelly (editor) e.g Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)
  • 18th » Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut
  • 18th » György Pazdera, Hungarian bass player (Pokolgép)
  • 18th » Wolfgang Schilling (footballer born 1957) known as Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
  • 20th » Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
  • 20th » David Foster (woodchopper) named David Foster, Australian wood chopper
  • 20th » Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 20th » Theresa Russell, American actress
  • 20th » Chris Wedge, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
  • 22nd » Jürgen Bucher, German footballer
  • 22nd » Stephanie Mills, American actress and singer
  • 23rd » Teresa Ganzel, American actress
  • 23rd » Lucio Gutiérrez, Ecuadorian politician, 52nd President of Ecuador
  • 23rd » Robbie James, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1998)
  • 23rd » Amanda Plummer, American actress
  • 24th » Gilles Baril (PQ) called Gilles Baril, Canadian politician
  • 24th » Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier
  • 25th » Jonathan Michie, English economist
  • 25th » Jim Uhls, American screenwriter and producer
  • 26th » Fiona Bruce (politician) or Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician
  • 26th » Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host
  • 26th » Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author
  • 27th » Nick Hawkins, English lawyer and politician
  • 27th » Konstantin Kokora, Russian figure skater
  • 27th » Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (Associates (band) or Associates) (d. 1997)
  • 27th » Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager
  • 28th » Paul Eiding, American voice actor
  • 29th » Elizabeth Hand, American author
  • 29th » Christopher Lambert, American-French actor
  • 29th » Simon Lee (academic) e.g Simon Lee, English scholar and academic
  • 30th » Michael Lehmann, American director and producer
  • 30th » Paul Reiser, American actor and screenwriter
  • 31st » Alan Duncan, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
  • 31st » Marc McClure, American actor
  • 31st » Kyle Secor, American actor

Famous Deaths for March 1957

  • 7th » Wyndham Lewis, English author and painter (b. 1882)
  • 8th » Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886)
  • 11th » Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (b. 1888)
  • 14th » Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot activist (b. 1938)
  • 15th » Ernst Nobs, Swiss politician (b. 1886)
  • 16th » Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor (b. 1876)
  • 17th » Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
  • 25th » Max Ophüls, German director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
  • 26th » Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
  • 29th » Joyce Cary, Irish author (b. 1888)

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