What happened in 1957?

Launch of Sputnik

Major Events · Baikonur, USSR

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, starting the Space Race.

Ifni War

Wars & Conflicts · Spanish Sahara

1957–1958 armed conflicts in Spanish West Africa

Battle of Bouzegza

Wars & Conflicts · Bouzegza Keddara

1957 battle

Battle of Fellaoucene

Wars & Conflicts · Fellaoucene

1957 battle during the Algerian War of Independence

Battle of La Plata

Wars & Conflicts · Bartolomé Masó

1957 guerrilla attack against an outpost of the Cuban Army

Ambush of Oued Zeggar

Wars & Conflicts

1957 military operation of the Algerian War

Battle of Timimoun

Wars & Conflicts

1957 battle in the Algerian War

Chau Doc massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Châu Đốc

1957 killings in South Vietnam

1957 United States Air Force incursion into Albanian airspace

Wars & Conflicts · Rinas

Military incident

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

Politics & Government · Geneva

International Labour Organization Convention

1957 alleged Jordanian military coup attempt

Politics & Government · Zarqa

Alleged coup attempt

Édouard Herriot died

People · Saint-Genis-Laval

French Radical politician (1872–1957)

Alice Milliat died

People · 12th arrondissement of Paris

Pioneer of women's sport (1884–1957)

John von Neumann died

People · Washington, D.C.

Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

Gerty Cori died

People · St. Louis

Died in St. Louis. Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957).

Johannes Stark died

People · Traunstein

German physicist (1874-1957)

Walther Bothe died

People · Heidelberg

German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957)

Irving Langmuir died

People · Woods Hole

American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)

Richard E. Byrd died

People · Boston

American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)

Wilhelm Filchner died

People · Zurich

German explorer (1877-1957)

Humphrey Bogart died

People · Los Angeles

American actor (1899–1957)

Sacha Guitry died

People · Paris

French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)

Arturo Toscanini died

People · Manhattan

Italian conductor (1867–1957)

Arthur Groussier died

People · Enghien-les-Bains

French politician and engineer (1863–1957)

Heinrich Otto Wieland died

People · Starnberg

German Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1877-1957)

Ramon Magsaysay died

People · Mount Manunggal

President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957

Henry Norris Russell died

People · Princeton

American astronomer (1877–1957)

Henry van de Velde died

People · Oberägeri

Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957)

Peter Freuchen died

People · Anchorage

Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)

Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans died

People · Norway

Royal Navy admiral (1881–1957)

Maksas Soloveičikas died

People · Jerusalem

Russian-born Lithuanian Zionist activist, journalist, and politician

Oliver Hardy died

People · Hollywood

American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957)

Erich von Stroheim died

People · Maurepas

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

Josephine Hull died

People · The Bronx

American stage and film actress (1877-1957)

Beniamino Gigli died

People · Rome

Italian opera singer (1890–1957)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold died

People · Hollywood

Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)

Max Ophüls died

People · Hamburg

German film director (1902-1957)

Maxime Leroy died

People · Paris

Jurist, social historian (1873-1957)

Victor Sévère died

People · Fort-de-France

Martiniquais politician (1867–1957)

Leo Perutz died

People

Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957)

Józef Kazimierz Hofmann died

People · Los Angeles

Polish musician (1876-1957)

Paul Walden died

People · Gammertingen

Baltic German chemist (1863-1957)

Walter Oliver died

People · Wellington

New Zealand naturalist, ornithologist, malacologist and museum curator (1883–1957)

Joseph Tyrrell died

People · Toronto

Canadian geologist (1858–1957)

Robert Rudmose-Brown died

People · Sheffield

British explorer (1879-1957)

Reinhold Conrad Muschler died

People · Berlin

German botanist and author (1883-1957)

Casimir Maistre died

People · Montpellier

French explorer

Hallvard Devold died

People · Rogaland

Norwegian Arctic explorer, trapper and meteorologist (1898-1957)

Julia Grace Wales died

People · Saint-André-d'Argenteuil

Canadian academic (1881–1957)

Raymonde Peschard died

People · Medjana

Algerian revolutionary

Marica Stanković died

People · Zagreb

Croatian schoolteacher, writer, Catholic activist and Servant of God (1900-1957)

Frances Wheeler Sayler died

People · Bethesda

American labor organizer, government official and civil rights activist

Zhou Xuan died

People · Shanghai

Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957)

Norma Talmadge died

People · Las Vegas

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

Rudolf Weigl died

People · Zakopane

Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957)

Carl Størmer died

People · Oslo

Norwegian geophysicist and mathematician (1874-1957)

Mary Proctor died

People · Finchley

British astronomer (1862–1957)

Théophile de Donder died

People · Brussels metropolitan area

Belgian physicist (1872–1957)

Carl-Gustaf Rossby died

People · Stockholm

Swedish and American meteorologist (1898–1957)

Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell died

People · London

British physicist (1886-1957)

Kiyoshi Shiga died

People · Sendai

Japanese physician (1871-1957)

Mark Aldanov died

People · Nice

Russian writer and critic (1886-1957)

Gustav Mie died

People · Freiburg im Breisgau

German physicist (1868-1957)

Piero Carini died

People · Saint-Étienne

Italian racing driver (1921–1957)

Eugène Schueller died

People · Ploubazlanec

French chemist and businessman (1881–1957)

Grigory Landsberg died

People · Moscow

Soviet physicist

John Sealy Townsend died

People · Oxford

Irish mathematical physicist (1868–1957)

Joseph W. Kennedy died

People · St. Louis

American chemist (1916–1957)

Maurice Audin died

People · Algiers

French mathematician and political activist (1932–1957)

Keith Andrews died

People · Indianapolis

American racecar driver

Leopold Löwenheim died

People · Berlin

German mathematician (1878–1957)

Herbert MacKay-Fraser died

People · Reims

American racecar driver

Freeman Wills Crofts died

People · Worthing

Irish mystery author (1879–1957)

Wilhelm Nusselt died

People · Munich

German engineer (1882–1957)

Karl Plagge died

People · Darmstadt

German military Wehrmacht Army officer (1897–1957)

Naima Sahlbom died

People · Stockholm

Swedish chemist and peace activist (1871-1957)

Bill Whitehouse died

People · Reims-Gueux

British racing driver

Elena Barulina died

People · Moscow

Russian botanist

Caroline Haslett died

People · Bungay

British electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator, editor (1895–1957)

Camillo Castiglioni died

People · Rome

Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957)

James George Needham died

People · Ithaca

American entomologist (1868–1957)

Michael Fekete died

People · Jerusalem

Israeli-Hungarian mathematician (1886–1957)

Wilhelm Lenz died

People · Hamburg

German physicist (1888-1957)

Olive Dennis died

People · Baltimore

American engineer (1885-1957)

Christian Hülsmeyer died

People · Ahrweiler

German inventor and entrepreneur (1881-1957)

Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer died

People · Göttingen

German chemist (1899-1957)

Sten Selander died

People · Engelbrekt church parish

Swedish writer and biologist (1891–1957)

Ugo Amaldi died

People · Rome

Italian mathematician (1875-1957), father of Edoardo Amaldi

Heinrich Müller died

People · Montreux

Swiss footballer and manager (1888-1957)

Richard Riemerschmid died

People · Munich

German architect, painter, designer, and city planner (1868-1957)

Alexander von Tunzelmann died

People · Invercargill

New Zealand explorer (1877–1957)

Mario Piacenza died

People · Biella

Italian mountain climber (1884–1957)

Christian Leden died

People · Inderøy Municipality

Norwegian explorer, anthropologist, composer and musicologist

Barbora Markéta Eliášová died

People · Prague

Czech writer

Leonard Clark died

People · Venezuela

Explorer, writer, OSS agent

C. W. R. Knight died

People · Kenya Colony

English wildlife photographer and falconer (1884-1957)

Dervish Bejah died

People · Port Augusta

"Afghan" cameleer who helped in the exploration of central Australia

Elie Susman died

People · Johannesburg

Russian businessman

Amanda Gray Hilyer died

People · Atchison

Entrepreneur, pharmacist, civic worker, civil rights activist (1870–1957)

Pedro Infante died

People · Mérida

Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957)

Musidora died

People · 14th arrondissement of Paris

Actress, writer, producer (1889–1957)

Judy Tyler died

People · Rock River

American actress (1932–1957)

Helene Costello died

People · San Bernardino

American actress (1906–1957)

Jimmy Dorsey died

People · New York City

American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey (1904–1957)

Gene Lockhart died

People · Santa Monica

Actor (1891-1957)

Kulyash Baiseitova died

People · Moscow

Soviet-Kazakh singer

Harrison Ford died

People · Woodland Hills

American stage and silent film actor (1884–1957)

Alexander Vertinsky died

People · Saint Petersburg

Ukrainian, Russian & Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor (1889-1957)

Viggo Larsen died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actor and film director (1880–1957)

Katie Johnson died

People · Elham

English actress (1878–1957)

Ezio Pinza died

People · Stamford

Italian opera singer (1892-1957)

Dennis Brain died

People · Hatfield

British horn player

Donald Tusk born

People · Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk. Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023).

Hamid Karzai born

People · Karz

Born in Karz. President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev born

People · Zaamin District

Born in Zaamin District. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Fumio Kishida born

People · Shibuya

Born in Shibuya. Prime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024.

Kevin Rudd born

People · Nambour

Born in Nambour. 26th Prime Minister of Australia.

Paul Kagame born

People · Ruhango

Born in Ruhango. President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957).

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow born

People · Babaarap

Born in Babaarap. Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022).

Tony Abbott born

People · General Lying-In Hospital

Born in General Lying-In Hospital. Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015.

Yoshihiko Noda born

People · Funabashi

Born in Funabashi. Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012.

Stefan Löfven born

People · Hägerstens församling

Born in Hägerstens församling. Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021.

Steve Buscemi born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American actor.

Goodluck Jonathan born

People · Otuoke

Born in Otuoke. President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.

Gloria Estefan born

People · Havana

Born in Havana. Cuban-American singer (born 1957).

Ivo Josipović born

People · Zagreb

Born in Zagreb. Croatian politician, third President of Croatia.

Bongbong Marcos born

People · San Juan

Born in San Juan. President of the Philippines since 2022.

Shigeru Ishiba born

People · Chiyoda

Born in Chiyoda. President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2024 to 2025 and Prime Minister of Japan from 2024 to 2025.

Georgi Parvanov born

People · Sirishtnik

Born in Sirishtnik. 4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012.

Stephen Fry born

People · Hampstead

Born in Hampstead. British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.

Faustin-Archange Touadéra born

People · Bangui

Born in Bangui. President of the Central African Republic since 2016.

Steve Harvey born

People · Welch

Born in Welch. American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author.

Bamir Topi born

People · Tirana

Born in Tirana. Albanian diplomat and politician.

Dick Schoof born

People · Santpoort

Born in Santpoort. Civil servant and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands 2024 to 2026.

Michael Madsen born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American actor (1957–2025).

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré born

People · Ouagadougou

Born in Ouagadougou. Former President of Burkina Faso ousted in a coup d'état on 23 Jan 2022.

Carrie Lam born

People · British Hong Kong

Born in British Hong Kong. Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

John Turturro born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American actor (born 1957).

Nick Cave born

People · Warracknabeal

Born in Warracknabeal. Australian musician and singer.

Anna Lindh born

People · Enskede-Årsta parish

Born in Enskede-Årsta parish. Swedish politician (1957-2003).

José Sócrates born

People · Alijó

Born in Alijó. Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011.

Theo van Gogh born

People · The Hague

Born in The Hague. Dutch film director (1957–2004).

Sadhguru born

People · Mysore

Born in Mysore. Indian yogi and author (born 1957).

Andrew Cuomo born

People · Queens

Born in Queens. Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.

Mulatu Teshome born

People · Arjo

Born in Arjo. Former President of Ethiopia.

Greg Abbott born

People · Wichita Falls

Born in Wichita Falls. Governor of Texas since 2015.

Falco born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian musician (1957–1998).

Subcomandante Marcos born

People · Tampico

Born in Tampico. Mexican activist (1957-).

Fred Vargas born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French writer, archaeologist and historian.

Michael Cretu born

People · Bucharest

Born in Bucharest. Romanian–German musician, singer, songwriter, and producer.

Yuri Shevchuk born

People · Yagodnoye

Born in Yagodnoye. Russian singer.

Daína Chaviano born

People · Havana

Born in Havana. Cuban writer.

Patrik Ouředník born

People · Prague

Born in Prague. Czech archivist, poet, literary theorist, translator and bookwriter.

Achille Mbembe born

People · Cameroon

Born in Cameroon. Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist (born 1957).

Ahmet Kaya born

People · Malatya

Born in Malatya. Turkish-Kurdish singer.

Serhii Plokhy born

People · Nizhny Novgorod

Born in Nizhny Novgorod. Ukrainian-American historian.

Geetanjali Shree born

People · Mainpuri

Born in Mainpuri. Indian writer.

Michael E. Fossum born

People · Sioux Falls

Born in Sioux Falls. American astronaut.

Amina Bouayach born

People · Tétouan

Born in Tétouan. Moroccan activist.

Monte Melkonian born

People · Visalia

Born in Visalia. National Hero of Armenia (1957–1993).

Filippo Grandi born

People · Milan

Born in Milan. Italian diplomat.

Peter Englund born

People · Överluleå church parish

Born in Överluleå church parish. Swedish historian.

Rainer Zitelmann born

People · Frankfurt

Born in Frankfurt. German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert.

Scott J. Horowitz born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American astronaut.

Mohammad Ali Jafari born

People · Yazd

Born in Yazd. Iranian general.

Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie born

People · Lake Charles

Born in Lake Charles. American astronaut.

Michael Foreman born

People · Columbus

Born in Columbus. American astronaut.

Elżbieta Witek born

People · Jawor

Born in Jawor. Polish politician.

William G. Gregory born

People · Lockport

Born in Lockport. American astronaut.

Witold Waszczykowski born

People · Piotrków Trybunalski

Born in Piotrków Trybunalski. Polish politician, diplomat, historian.

Salim Idris born

People · Daraa Governorate

Born in Daraa Governorate. Syrian military officer (born 1958).

Daniel W. Bursch born

People · Bristol

Born in Bristol. American astronaut.

Enzo Traverso born

People · Gavi

Born in Gavi. Italian historian.

Philip May born

People · Norwich

Born in Norwich. British investment manager and the husband of politician Theresa May.

Laurence Rees born

People · Ayr

Born in Ayr. British historian.

Haakon VII of Norway died

People · Royal Palace, Oslo

Died in Royal Palace, Oslo. King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957).

Karine Chemla born

People · Tunis

Born in Tunis. French mathematician and historian of mathematics.

Nemat Abdullah Khair born

People · al-Kamleen

Born in al-Kamleen. Sudanese judge.

Lucía Sosa born

People · Esmeraldas

Born in Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian politician.

King Saud University

Science & Technology

University in Saudi Arabia

George Mason University

Science & Technology

Public liberal arts and research university in Fairfax County, Virginia

Kleť Observatory

Science & Technology · Kleť

Astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic

Bandung Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

National university in West Java, Indonesia

I. Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine

Science & Technology

University in Ternopil, Ukraine

University of Tripoli

Science & Technology

University in Libya

University of Hartford

Science & Technology

University in Connecticut, United States

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

National university in East Java, Indonesia

University of Arts in Belgrade

Science & Technology

University in Serbia

California State University, Fullerton

Science & Technology

Public university in Fullerton, California, United States, part of the California State University system

Mohammed V University

Science & Technology

University in Rabat, Morocco

Diponegoro University

Science & Technology

National university in Central Java, Indonesia

Polish Polar Station, Hornsund

Science & Technology

Research institute

Assiut University

Science & Technology

Public university in Egypt

Oakland University

Science & Technology

Public research university located in Michigan, USA

Padjadjaran University

Science & Technology

National university in West Java, Indonesia

Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics

Science & Technology · AlbaNova

Research institute

Chinon Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in France

Allameh Tabataba'i University

Science & Technology

University in Tehran, Iran

Jakarta State Islamic University

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University

Science & Technology · Nalchik

University in Russia

Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in Xinjiang, China

California State University, East Bay

Science & Technology

Public university in Hayward, California

University of North Sumatra

Science & Technology

National university in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Bradwell nuclear power station

Science & Technology

Nuclear power station in Essex, England, UK

Central Clinical Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Russia

Beijing Planetarium

Science & Technology

Planetarium in Beijing, China

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Science & Technology

British scientific research laboratory

Inner Mongolia University

Science & Technology · Hohhot

University

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Science & Technology

State public university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

Science & Technology

Federal Scientific Institute in Brussels, Belgium

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Science & Technology · Hadera

Hospital in Hadera, Israel

United States Space Surveillance Network

Science & Technology

Network feeding orbital data to the United States Space Command

California State University, Stanislaus

Science & Technology

Public university in Turlock, California, United States

Dalat University

Science & Technology

University in Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam

Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology · Tyumen Oblast

Territorial division of the Russian Academy of Sciences based in Novosibirsk

Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Science & Technology · Kiruna

Swedish government agency

National Polytechnical Museum

Science & Technology

Museum in Bulgaria

National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Science & Technology

Research institute in Japan

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Science & Technology

Research institute in Beijing, China

Francis Marion University

Science & Technology

Public university near Florence, South Carolina, United States

Almaty Technological University

Science & Technology

Stony Ridge Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in California

Autonomous University of Baja California

Science & Technology

University in northwestern Mexico

University Latin American Center for Human Economy

Science & Technology · Casa Fein

Organization and private university in Uruguay

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

Government medical college in Hubli, Karnataka, India

Donbas State Technical University

Science & Technology

Institution of higher education in Alchevsk, Ukraine

Kazakh Agro Technical University

Science & Technology

University in Astana, Kazakhstan

Ulyanovsk State Technical University

Science & Technology

Technical university in Ulyanovsk, Russia

Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Obaidia Nanupur

Science & Technology

Benazir Bhutto Hospital

Science & Technology

Teaching hospital in Pakistan

Grantham Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Hong Kong

Kharkiv planetarium

Science & Technology

Planetarium in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Tel-Hai Academic College

Science & Technology

Israeli higher education institution

Alaska Pacific University

Science & Technology

Private university in Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Missouri Baptist University

Science & Technology

Educational institution in St. Louis, Missouri

Hong Kong College of Technology

Science & Technology

Private college in Hong Kong

Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College

Science & Technology

Women's college in Midnapore, West Bengal

Duside Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Liberia

Princess Alia Governmental Hospital, Hebron

Science & Technology

Hospital in West Bank, Palestine

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Science & Technology

Teaching hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Shanghai Chest Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in China

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Science & Technology

Healthcare organization in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Sant'Eugenio Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Italy

Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas

Science & Technology

Civil engineering research agency in Spain

Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

Botanical garden, Oranim

Science & Technology

Hinkley Point A nuclear power station

Science & Technology

Decommissioned nuclear power station in Somerset, England

University College Birmingham

Science & Technology · Birmingham

University and Further Education College in Birmingham, England

National Taiwan College of Performing Arts

Science & Technology

Public college in Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan

Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

Science & Technology

University in China

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

CUOA Foundation

Science & Technology

Business school in Altavilla Vicentina, Italy

Florida State University-Panama

Science & Technology

Mbuma Mission Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Zimbabwe

Federal Medical Centre, Keffi

Science & Technology

Federal Medical Centre in Nigeria

Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

Institute of Geophysics

Science & Technology · Amir Abad

Research institute in Tehran, Iran

Silesian Institute in Opole

Science & Technology

Research institute in Poland

Gleneagles Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Singapore

Hatyai Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Thailand

Bangladesh Tea Research Institute

Science & Technology

Tea Research Institute in Sylhet, Bangladesh

Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology

Research institute in Beijing, China

Herrontown Woods Arboretum

Science & Technology

Arboretum in Princeton, New Jersey

Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium

Science & Technology

Planetarium in Brazil

Greensboro Science Center

Science & Technology

Science museum and zoological park

University of Tirana

Science & Technology

University in Albania

University of Baghdad

Science & Technology

University in Iraq

Yonsei University

Science & Technology

Private university with campuses in Seoul and Incheon in South Korea

Stony Brook University

Science & Technology

Public university in Stony Brook, New York, United States

Université Cheikh Anta Diop

Science & Technology

Public university in Dakar, Senegal

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Science & Technology · Paradise

Public research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States

Atatürk University

Science & Technology · Erzurum

State university in Erzurum, Turkey

University of Shkodra

Science & Technology

University in Albania

Université Catholique du Congo

Science & Technology

University in the DRC

Military University of Radioelectronics

Science & Technology · Cherepovets

Russian military university

École supérieure d'interprètes et de traducteurs

Science & Technology

School in France

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

Science & Technology

Jesuit university in the Mexican state of Jalisco

Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS

Science & Technology

Research institute in Russia

Army Academy R.O.C.

Science & Technology

Military academy in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry

Science & Technology

Research institute in Ufa, Russia

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics

Science & Technology

Research institute in Freiburg, Germany

Universidade Federal do Pará

Science & Technology

Public university in the state of Pará, Brazil

3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition

Science & Technology · Antarctica

1957-59 Soviet mission to explore Antarctica

Argentine University of Enterprise

Science & Technology

Private university in Argentina

Ming Chuan University

Science & Technology

Private university in Taiwan

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Science & Technology

University

Kurukshetra University

Science & Technology

State public university in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

Khurais oil field

Exploration & Discovery

Oil field

Sperlonga sculptures

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient Roman sculptures, rediscovered 1957

Peștera Vântului

Exploration & Discovery

Cave

Suez Crisis

Exploration & Discovery · Sinai Peninsula

1956 invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France

Corynthia expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Mayarí

1957 Cuban revolutionary expedition

Molde Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Molde

Church in Molde, Norway

Fazle Omar Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Stellingen

A mosque in Hamburg

Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Aleppo

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Aleppo, Syria

Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

St. Mary's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Alberta, Canada

Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Taichung

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in Taichung, Taiwan

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Hsinchu City

Taqwa Muhammadiyah Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Minnesota, United States

Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes of Bobo-Dioulasso

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Burkina Faso

Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox synagogue in New York

Korhogo Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Ivory Coast

Beth El Hebrew Congregation

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Alexandria, Virginia, US

Freehold Jewish Center

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in New Jersey, United States

University of Tehran Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site

Sint-Hendrikskerk

Religion & Belief Systems

Holy Cross Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Honiara, Solomon Islands

St. Vladimir's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Connecticut, United States

Kumnan Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Phutthamonthon

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist park in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand

St Bride's Church, East Kilbride

Religion & Belief Systems · East Kilbride

Church in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Santa Maria dell'Elemosina

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Biancavilla, Italy

Santa Cruz Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Manila, Philippines

Our Lady of Fatima church in Istebna

Religion & Belief Systems

Santa María Reina Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Roman Catholic church in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Our Lady of Mercy Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Baranzate, Italy

temple de l'Église protestante unie de France d'Aix-en-Provence

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France

Saint Nicholas Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Kuivajärvi

Orthodox chapel in Kuivajärvi, Suomussalmi, Finland

cemetery chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Monument in the New Cemetery in Bechyně, Czechia

Da'an Qingshui Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Da'an District, Taipei

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-de-Wijngaardkapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Herkenbosch

Chapel in Herkenbosch, Netherlands

Grave of Bonora

Religion & Belief Systems · Certosa di Bologna

Tomb in Certosa di Bologna, Italy, Hospital Field

St John's Lutheran Church, Tarzana

Religion & Belief Systems · Tarzana

Lutheran church in Los Angeles

Antioch Mission Baptist Church of Miami Gardens

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Florida, United States of America

Pacific Unitarian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America

St. Edmund's Anglican Church

Religion & Belief Systems

parish in Elm Grove, Wisconsin

Kihō-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple of the Honganji-ha sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Taketomi, Japan

Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Kiełczygłów

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic parish church in Kiełczygłów, Poland

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock

Religion & Belief Systems · Kensington

Roman Catholic church in Kensington, London

Hanna-Barbera

Economy & Trade · Sherman Oaks Galleria

American animation studio

Fuji Television

Economy & Trade · FCG Building

Japanese television station in Tokyo

Digital Equipment Corporation

Economy & Trade · Maynard

American manufacturer of minicomputers

Olympic Airlines

Economy & Trade · Athens

Defunct national airline of Greece

Fairchild Semiconductor

Economy & Trade · San Jose

American company

Sveriges Radio

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster company

Control Data Corporation

Economy & Trade · Bloomington

Defunct supercomputer firm

Magna International

Economy & Trade · Aurora

Canadian automotive supplier

San Miguel beer

Economy & Trade · Mandaluyong

Brand of beer

Moulinex

Economy & Trade · Écully

French trademark for kitchen and household appliances

Volvo Penta

Economy & Trade · Gothenburg

Swedish marine and industrial engine manufacturer, subsidiary of the Volvo Group

Port of Koper

Economy & Trade

Port

Liqui Moly

Economy & Trade · Ulm

Company

Canada Goose Inc.

Economy & Trade · Toronto

Canadian manufacturer of cold weather apparel

Konzum

Economy & Trade · Zagreb

Croatian supermarket chain

Coloplast

Economy & Trade · Humlebæk

Danish company

Remo

Economy & Trade · Santa Clarita

American company

Alrajhi Bank

Economy & Trade · Riyadh

Saudi bank

TMBThanachart Bank PCL.

Economy & Trade · Bangkok

Private Corporation Limiteds Types of Government Banking Institution (A member of Finance Institutions Group's of Thailand)

Dunlop Sport

Economy & Trade · Shirebrook

Sports equipment manufacturer

Kato Precision Railroad Models

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment

BOMAG

Economy & Trade · Boppard

BOMAG, a German manufacturing company

Hi Records

Economy & Trade · Memphis

American record label; soul music and rockabilly label started in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam

Economy & Trade · Hanoi

Vietnamese state-owned bank

ENKA

Economy & Trade · Istanbul

Company

Marriott Hotels & Resorts

Economy & Trade · Washington, D.C.

Flagship brand of Marriott International

Daiei

Economy & Trade · Tōyō

Japanese supermarket firm

Astra International

Economy & Trade · Jakarta

Indonesian conglomerate

German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association

Economy & Trade · Cologne

Association of German insurers of the nuclear industry

Blaser

Economy & Trade · Isny im Allgäu

Company

O'Reilly Auto Parts

Economy & Trade · Springfield

American automotive parts company

Detskiy Mir

Economy & Trade · Moscow

Children goods retailer in Russia and Kazakhstan

1957 Valencia flood

Disasters & Pandemics

1957 natural disaster in Valencia, Spain

1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Severe earthquake and tsunami in southwestern Alaska, USA

1957 Guerrero earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1957 seismic movement

1957 Mongolia earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Asia

1957 Sangchal earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Babol County, Iran

1957 Farsinaj earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Sahneh County, Iran

Abant earthquake of 1957

Disasters & Pandemics

7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Bolu in northwestern Turkey on May 26, 1957

Fethiye earthquake of 1957

Disasters & Pandemics

7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Fethiye in southwestern Turkey on April 25, 1957

1957 Isahaya flood

Disasters & Pandemics · Isahaya

Natural disaster in Japan

1957 San Francisco earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in California, US

Windscale fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Windscale Piles

Major nuclear accident in the UK

Havana Presidential Palace attack

Disasters & Pandemics · Museum of the Revolution

Attack on March 13, 1957

Massacre of Melouza

Disasters & Pandemics · Melouza

1957 Algeria deaths

death of Maria Ridulph

Disasters & Pandemics · Sycamore

American murder victim

Yanaka Five-Storied Pagoda Double-Suicide Arson Case

Disasters & Pandemics · Yanaka Cemetery

Burning by arson in 1957 of a five-storied pagoda in the Yanaka Cemetery

Cikini Incident

Disasters & Pandemics · Cikini

1957 failed assassination attempt on Indonesian President Sukarno in Jakarta

May 24 Incident

Social Movements & Revolutions · Taipei

1957 protest in Taiwan

1957 Ramnad riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Ramanathapuram district

Series of riots in Ramnad district, India

1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott

Social Movements & Revolutions · Alexandra

Buss boycot in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa

FK Žalgiris Home Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Vilnius

Football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania

Estádio do Marítimo

Architecture & Engineering · Funchal

Football stadium in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Abbasiyyin Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium

Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Oran, Algeria

Khartoum Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan

EPRU Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Gqeberha

Former rugby union venue in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Kanko Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Okayama

Building in Kita-ku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Church of the Three Crosses

Architecture & Engineering · Kaukopää

Church building in Imatra, Finland

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering · Hollihaka

Orthodox cathedral church in Oulu, Finland

Cherkasy Arena

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Cherkasy, Ukraine

Dynamo Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Vladivostok, Russia

Basilica of the Eternal Father

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trindade, Brazil

Lakeuden Risti Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Seinäjoki, Finland

Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Kampen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Tveit Church

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Askøy, Norway

St. Gregory the Great Armenian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Iraq

Estádio Willie Davids

Architecture & Engineering · Maringá

Estadio de Vallehermoso

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Madrid, Spain

Ingøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Måsøy, Norway

Glomfjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Meløy, Norway

Fredskapellet

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Narvik, Norway

Julebygda Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway

Saint Jetmund Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Stavang Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kinn, Norway

Église Saint-Ferdinand-des-Ternes

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Husøy Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lenvik, Norway

Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche

Architecture & Engineering · Hansa quarter

German Protestant church in Berlin

Bytkow TV Tower

Architecture & Engineering

Tower

Estádio Jayme Cintra

Architecture & Engineering · Jundiaí

Soccer stadium in Brazil

Stugudal Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Tydal, Norway

Pearse Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Galway, Ireland

Palace of Bank of Italy

Architecture & Engineering

Monumental palace of Naples located in Cervantes Street

Kusanagi Athletic Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Yuri Gagarin Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Varna

Multi-purpose stadium in Varna, Bulgaria

Askrova Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kinn, Norway

Herøya Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway

Skogsvallen

Architecture & Engineering

Sports ground in Luleå, Sweden

Otaniemi Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Espoo, Finland

St. William's Church, Road Town

Architecture & Engineering

Church in British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom

Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia

Herad church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Farsund, Norway

Fjellgardane Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bykle, Agder, Norway

Santi Giacomo e Niccolò

Architecture & Engineering · Quercegrossa

Church in Quercegrossa (standing on the Castelnuovo Berardenga side)

television tower Goes

Architecture & Engineering · Goes

Building

Hiroshima Municipal Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Naka-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Zahran Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Jordan

Bragg Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium at FAMU.

Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka

H. Dimurthala Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

Architecture & Engineering · Porto Velho

Soccer stadium located in Porto Velho, Brazil

Corazón de María, Magdalena del Mar

Architecture & Engineering

Lima

St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Our Lady of Fatima Church

Architecture & Engineering

Karachi

Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Alabama, United States of America

Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bognor Regis, Arun, West Sussex, England, UK

Stadium of Tartu University

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia

Gas Street Longbridge

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

Estadio Fray Nano

Architecture & Engineering

Baseball stadium in Mexico City, Mexico

Platte Purchase Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

St. John Church (Hsinchu City)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hsinchu City, Taiwan

FK Bor Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Bor

Multi-purpose stadium in Bor, Serbia

Church of St Mary

Architecture & Engineering · South Ruislip

Church in South Ruislip, London, England, UK

St. Catherine of Siena's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

Edgar Brown Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

High school stadium in Washington

Delmar Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA

JFK Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Springfield, Missouri, United States

Fort Komenda

Architecture & Engineering

Material cultural heritage site in Ghana

Lenin

Architecture & Engineering

Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine

Our Lady of the Isles

Architecture & Engineering · South Uist

Statue in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Charent's Arch

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier

Architecture & Engineering

War memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

House-Museum of Mitrofan Grekov

Architecture & Engineering

Museum, historic site in Novocherkassk, Russia

Grigory and Aksinya

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Vyoshenskaya, Russia

Templo de Vera Cruz

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Carballino, Spain

Fântâna cu pești

Architecture & Engineering

Milwaukee County War Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial building in Milwaukee, US

Monument to Vladimir Lenin, Yekaterinburg

Architecture & Engineering · 1905 Square

Statue, sculpture, monument in Yekaterinburg, Russia

Memorial for the Fallen

Architecture & Engineering

War memorial in Willemstad, Curaçao

Bevrijdingsmonument, Leiden

Architecture & Engineering · De Valk

Statue by Pieter Starreveld in Leiden, Netherlands

The Bow

Architecture & Engineering · Rotterdam

Public artwork by Frederico Carasso in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships 1957

Sports & Entertainment · Ghent

International canoeing and kayaking event

Rally de Catalunya

Sports & Entertainment · Catalonia

Motorsport competition in Catalonia, Spain

1957 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Sports & Entertainment

Exhibition space and events venue in Berlin

San Francisco International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · San Francisco

Annual film festival held in San Francisco, California, USA

7th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1957 film festival edition

18th Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1957 film festival edition

Casals Festival

Sports & Entertainment · San Juan

Classical music festival celebrated yearly in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Menuhin Festival Gstaad

Sports & Entertainment · Gstaad

Music festival in Switzerland

Washington National Opera

Sports & Entertainment

Opera company in Washington D.C., United States

Sanremo Music Festival 1957

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

Italian song contest (7th edition)

Paavo Nurmi Games

Sports & Entertainment · Turku

Finnish track and field meet

1957 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

1957 film festival edition

Campaccio

Sports & Entertainment · San Giorgio su Legnano

Annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January at Italy

Bremen Teater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Copenhagen

Misaki Park

Sports & Entertainment

An amusement park located in the town of Misaki in Osaka, Japan

Abu Ghosh Vocal Music Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church

Biannual festival in Israel

Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Gdynia, Poland

Olympia Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Music theatre in Athens, Greece

Dutch Open

Sports & Entertainment · Amersfoort

Tennis tournament

1957 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Vienna

Figure skating competition

1957 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Broadmoor World Arena

Figure skating competition

1957 Pan Arab Games

Sports & Entertainment · Beirut

Multi-sport event

1957 African Cup of Nations Final

Sports & Entertainment · Khartoum Stadium

Association football match

1957 Professional Matchplay Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Jersey

Snooker tournament

1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium

Football match

Rugby Championship of Yugoslavia

Sports & Entertainment · Yugoslavia

Yugoslav rugby union championship discontinued in 1991

1957 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Rosenaustadion

Association football match

West Indian cricket team in England in 1957

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Venezuela Open

Sports & Entertainment · Caracas

Golf tournament

Ghana founded

Empires & Countries · Accra

Ghana was founded, with its capital at Accra.

Gold Coast Colony dissolved

Empires & Countries · Accra

Gold Coast Colony ceased to exist, having been centered at Accra.

British Malaya dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kuala Lumpur

British Malaya ceased to exist, having been centered at Kuala Lumpur.

Kingdom of Tunisia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tunis

Kingdom of Tunisia ceased to exist, having been centered at Tunis.

Takamori founded

Empires & Countries

Takamori was founded.

Duvalier dynasty founded

Empires & Countries · Port-au-Prince

Duvalier dynasty was founded, with its capital at Port-au-Prince.