Historical figures in 1957
The atlas holds 95 people and 141 moments here, in 1957. The most recorded lives are Ngô Đình Diệm, Juan Manuel Fangio and Martin Luther King Jr.. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1957
2 moments here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Elizabeth II
in 1957
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Fidel Castro
in 1957
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1957
1 moment here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1957
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1957
3 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Garrincha
in 1957
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Gherman Titov
in 1957
3 moments here
Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…
Golda Meir
in 1957
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1957
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Helen Keller
in 1957
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1957
1 moment here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1957
3 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Huang Xianfan
in 1957
1 moment here
Huang Xianfan was a Zhuang Chinese historian, ethnologist, educator, and pioneer of field research on minority peoples in Guangxi and neighboring…
Jack Brabham
in 1957
1 moment here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jacques Derrida
in 1957
1 moment here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1957
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1957
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
in 1957
1 moment here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John Lennon
in 1957
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John McCain
in 1957
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1957
5 moments here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1957
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Kenneth Kaunda
in 1957
2 moments here
Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…
Moments
- 1957 Return to Karachi Pervez Musharraf
- 1957 Teaching at Mahendra Nath Ray Institute Pranab Mukherjee
- 1957 Africa foreign trip Richard Nixon
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Apu Trilogy discussion at Venice Film Festival Satyajit Ray
- 1957 Jalshaghar filming at Nimtita Rajbari Satyajit Ray
- 1957 Appearance at Dhaka Stadium with Zhou Enlai Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1957 Visit to the People’s Republic of China Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1957 State visit to Malaysia Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1957 Moscow visit with Mao delegation Soong Ching-ling
- 1957 Early education at Luzhou Elementary School Teresa Teng
- 1957 Phương Bối retreat Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1957 Return to Howard as instructor Toni Morrison
- 1957 Kensington Court Gardens home T. S. Eliot
- 1957 Marriage to Valerie Fletcher T. S. Eliot
- 1957 Second Institute for Advanced Study membership Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1957 Odessa Film Studio practical training Vasily Shukshin
- 1957 Exile with Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Violeta Chamorro
- 1957 Streatham Hill residence V. S. Naipaul
- 1957 Summer reunion in Geneva Yang Chen-Ning
- 1957 Settlement in Kuwait Yasser Arafat
- 1957 Move to Seattle Yayoi Kusama
- 1957 Meeting Valentina Goryacheva Yuri Gagarin
- 1957 First Olympia concert Dalida
- 1957 Meeting with Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro
- 1957 Assassination attempt at agricultural fair Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 First University of Virginia residency William Faulkner
- 1957 Copa América appearance Garrincha
- 1957 Independence proclamation in Accra Kwame Nkrumah
- 1957 Second constitutional talks delegation Lee Kuan Yew
- 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Birth in Riyadh Osama bin Laden
- 1957 Paths of Glory production Stanley Kubrick
- 1957 Athens visit for Requiem for a Nun William Faulkner
- 1957 Family return to Chechnya Akhmad Kadyrov
- 1957 International PEN Executive Committee in London Yasunari Kawabata
- 1957 Second European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Address to the United States Congress Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Arrival for United States state visit Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Final U.S. visit stop in Hawaii Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Honorary degree at Seton Hall Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Los Angeles banquet Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Michigan State University speech Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Return to Maryknoll Seminary Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1957 Return and settlement at Giens Saint-John Perse
- 1957 Brazil versus Portugal Garrincha
- 1957 Marriage in Boston Jacques Derrida
- 1957 Training-cruise stop in Rio de Janeiro John McCain