The almanac
The 1957 Edition
Limited to about 106 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1957. About 58 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1957
- The BBC's spaghetti harvest hoaxAn April Fools' report showed Swiss women picking spaghetti from trees.April 1 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Fangio won the German Grand PrixJuan Manuel Fangio won at the Nürburgring, driving a Maserati.August 4 · Source: Formula 1 (official site), 1957 race results
- American Bandstand went nationalDick Clark's teen dance show from Philadelphia began airing across the country on ABC.August 5 · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- Ford introduced the EdselFord's heavily promoted new car line arrived and became a famous commercial failure.September 4 · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
- Leave It to Beaver premieredThe family sitcom about the Cleaver household began its first season on CBS.October · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- Sputnik began the Space AgeThe Soviet Union put the first artificial satellite into orbit around Earth.October 4 · Source: NASA
- The Bridge on the River Kwai openedDavid Lean's epic starring Alec Guinness reached American theaters.December 18 · Source: Box Office Mojo
Famous people born in 1957
- Daniel Day-LewisBritish actor · born April 29
- Hans ZimmerGerman film composer · born September 12
- Michael Clarke DuncanAmerican actor · born December 10
- Frances McDormandAmerican actress · born June 23
- jiyaan basidaIndian businessman · born April 19
- Sid ViciousEnglish bassist · born May 10
- Jackie ShroffIndian film actor · born February 1
- Steve BuscemiAmerican actor · born December 13
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If you were born in 1957
- Older than the LEGO brickThe LEGO Group filed the patent for the modern interlocking LEGO brick on January 28, 1958.
- Older than the microchipJack Kilby demonstrated the first working integrated circuit (microchip) at Texas Instruments on September 12, 1958.
- Older than NASANASA officially opened for business on October 1, 1958.
- Older than the laserTheodore Maiman built and operated the first laser, in Malibu, California (month only; the day is not given by the source) on May 1, 1960.
- Younger than Elvis on The Ed Sullivan ShowElvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956.
- Younger than DisneylandDisneyland opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955.
- Younger than the four-minute mileRoger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, in Oxford on May 6, 1954.