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* '''Born:''' [[Laura Molina (artist)|Laura Molina]], American artist, musician and actress |
* '''Born:''' [[Laura Molina (artist)|Laura Molina]], American artist, musician and actress; in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] |
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* '''Died:''' [[Alfonso Bedoya]], Mexican actor (b. 1904) |
* '''Died:''' [[Alfonso Bedoya]], Mexican actor, heart attack (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite news |title= |newspaper=[[San Antonio Light]] |date=17 December 1957 |page=20}}</ref> |
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The following events occurred in December 1957:
December 1, 1957 (Sunday)
- In Indonesia, Sukarno announced the nationalization of 246 Dutch businesses.[citation needed]
- Born:
- Tjahjo Kumolo, Indonesian politician; in Surakarta, Indonesia (d. 2022, multiple organ failure)[1][2]
- Deep Roy, Anglo-Indian actor, stuntman, puppeteer, and comedian; in Nairobi, Kenya Colony[3][4][5]
- Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter; in Coshocton, Ohio (d. 2011, hypertensive heart disease)[6][7]
December 2, 1957 (Monday)
- Died: Harrison Ford, American silent film actor, injuries from 1951 pedestrian accident (b. 1884)[8][9]
December 3, 1957 (Tuesday)
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December 4, 1957 (Wednesday)
- The Lewisham rail crash in London, UK, killed 90 people.[10]
- The American Rocket Society's proposal for an Astronautical Research and Development Agency, formally presented to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 14, 1957, was publicly announced.[11]
- Born: Eric S. Raymond, American open-source software advocate; in Boston, Massachusetts
- Died: Sir John Lavarack, Australian general, Governor of Queensland (b. 1885)
December 5, 1957 (Thursday)
- All 326,000 Dutch nationals were expelled from Indonesia.
- An announcement was made that an Advanced Research Projects Agency would be created in the United States Department of Defense to direct its space projects.[11]
December 6, 1957 (Friday)
- The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed, when the IGY Vanguard TV-3 rocket, the first with three live stages, exploded on the launch pad.[11]
- Born:
- Tom Brinkman, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives; in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York; in New York City[12]
- Died:
- Claude Barnard, Australian politician and government minister, cancer (b. 1890)
- Robert Esnault-Pelterie, French aircraft designer and pioneer rocket theorist (b. 1881)[13]
December 7, 1957 (Saturday)
- Born: Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigerian career diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (2019); in Zagga, Northern Region, British Nigeria
December 8, 1957 (Sunday)
- Died:
- Petre Antonescu, Romanian general (b. 1891)
- Reginald Sheffield, English actor (b. 1901)[14]
December 9, 1957 (Monday)
- Born:
- José Luis Gil, Spanish actor and voice actor; in Zaragoza, Spain[15]
- Peter O'Mara, Australian jazz guitarist and composer
- Donny Osmond, American singer and actor (The Osmonds); in Ogden, Utah[16]
December 10, 1957 (Tuesday)
- Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson received the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacekeeping efforts in the United Nations.[17]
- The United States Air Force created a Directorate of Astronautics to manage and coordinate astronautical research programs, including work on satellites and antimissile-missile weapons. Brigadier General Homer A. Boushey was named to head the office. Later in the month the order was rescinded by James H. Douglas Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, who considered the creation of such a group before the activation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency to be premature.[11]
- Born:
- Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor; in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012, complications from heart attack)[18]
- Paul Hardcastle, English musician; in Kensington, London[19]
- José Mário Vaz, former President of Guinea-Bissau; in Calequisse, Portuguese Guinea
- Died:
- Maurice McLoughlin, American tennis champion (b. 1890)[20]
- James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of South Africa's Kruger National Park (b. 1867)
- Napoleon Zervas, Greek World War II Resistance leader (b. 1891)
December 11, 1957 (Wednesday)
December 12, 1957 (Thursday)
- Born: Sheila E. (born Sheila Cecilia Escovedo), American percussionist, singer, author, and actress; in Oakland, California[22]
December 13, 1957 (Friday)
- Born: Steve Buscemi, American actor; in Brooklyn, New York City[23][24]
December 14, 1957 (Saturday)
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December 15, 1957 (Sunday)
- Born: Laura Molina, American artist, musician and actress; in Los Angeles, California
- Died: Alfonso Bedoya, Mexican actor, heart attack (b. 1904)[25]
December 16, 1957 (Monday)
- Born: Nikolaos Michaloliakos, Greek politician, founder and leader of Golden Dawn, a neo-nazi party
December 17, 1957 (Tuesday)
- Born: Doug Parker, Canadian voice actor and voice director
- Died: Dorothy L. Sayers, British crime writer, poet, playwright and essayist (b. 1893)[26]
December 18, 1957 (Wednesday)
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December 19, 1957 (Thursday)
- Born:
- Kevin McHale, American basketball player
- Tracy Pew, Australian musician (d. 1986)
December 20, 1957 (Friday)
- The Boeing 707 airliner flew for the first time.
- Born:
- Billy Bragg, British singer
- Joyce Hyser, American actress
- Anna Vissi, Greek singer
December 21, 1957 (Saturday)
- Born:
- Tom Henke, American baseball player
- Ray Romano, American actor and comedian
- Died: Eric Coates, English composer (b. 1886)
December 22, 1957 (Sunday)
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December 23, 1957 (Monday)
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December 24, 1957 (Tuesday)
- Born: Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
- Died: Norma Talmadge, American actress (b. 1894)
December 25, 1957 (Wednesday)
- Born: Shane MacGowan, Irish singer and songwriter (The Pogues)
- Died:
- Alfred Walton Hinds, 17th Naval Governor of Guam (b. 1874)
- Charles Pathé, French film pioneer (b. 1863)
December 26, 1957 (Thursday)
- Died: Angelo Motta, Italian entrepreneur, heart attack (b. 1890)[27]
December 27, 1957 (Friday)
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December 28, 1957 (Saturday)
- Died: Hilda Vaughn, American actress (b. 1898)[28]
December 29, 1957 (Sunday)
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December 30, 1957 (Monday)
- Born:
- Matt Lauer, American newscaster; in New York City[29]
- Joanna Pacuła, Polish actress; in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland[30][31]
December 31, 1957 (Tuesday)
- Died: Óscar Domínguez, Spanish painter, suicide by sharp instrument (b. 1906)[32]
References
- ^ "Pemprov Babel Berduka atas Wafatnya Tjahjo Kumolo" [Provincial Government of Babylon mourns the death of Tjahjo Kumolo]. babelprov.go.id (in Indonesian). Provincial Government of the Bangka Belitung. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
Dikutip dari berbagai sumber dan situs pribadinya, Tjahjo Kumolo lahir di Surakarta Jawa Tengah pada 1 Desember 1957. Ia adalah seorang politikus Indonesia yang saat ini menjabat sebagai Menteri PANRB Indonesia sejak 23 Oktober 2019 pada Kabinet Indonesia Maju. [Quoted from various sources and his personal website, Tjahjo Kumolo was born in Surakarta, Central Java on 1 December 1957. He is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as Minister of PANRB Indonesia since 23 October 2019 in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.]
- ^ "Riwayat Penyakit Tjahjo Kumolo hingga Alami Komplikasi" [History of Tjahjo Kumolo's Disease to Experiencing Complications]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Today's Birthdays". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 2014. p. A9.
- ^ "Famous Birthdays". Minneapolis Star Tribune. December 1, 2017. p. A2
- ^ "Roy". Database. StarTrek.com. CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, and CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Vesta Williams Obituary". Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Associated Press. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "The Family of R&B Singer Vesta Williams Releases Official Statement on Final Cause of Her Death". Prweb.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ Golden, Eve (2001). Golden Images: 41 Essays On Silent Film Stars. McFarland. p. 36. ISBN 0-7864-0834-0.
- ^ "10 celebridades con el mismo nombre" [10 celebrities with the same name]. Chilango (in Spanish). Mexico. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Langley, Brig. C.A. (1958). Report on the Collision which occurred on 4th December 1957 near St. Johns station, Lewisham in the Southern Region British Railways (PDF) (Report). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Grimwood, James M. "Part 1 (A) Major Events Leading to Project Mercury March 1944 through December 1957". Project Mercury - A Chronology. NASA Special Publication-4001. NASA. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Who is Andrew Cuomo? About the NY governor leading coronavirus response in state". New York State. Syracuse.com. Advance Local Media LLC. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Crouch, Tom D. (2 December 2022). "Robert Esnault-Pelterie". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "DICKENS ACTOR DIES. Reginald Sheffield Had Role of David Copperfield". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. AP. 9 December 1957. Page 23, column 1. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Maira, Ángeles F. (03/12/2011). "José Luis Gil: "Trabajo como actor desde los diez aňos"" [José Luis Gil: "I've been working as an actor since I was ten years old"]. El Progreso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Donny Osmond - Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Lester Bowles Pearson – Acceptance Speech". NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB. 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Abbatecola, Vincent (6 September 2012). "Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, Remembered as Actor and Bodyguard". Rockland County Times. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Notice de personne "Hardcastle, Paul (1957-....)" [Person notice "Hardcastle, Paul (1957-....)"] (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Maurice McLoughlin". International Tennis Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ R. G. (12 December 1957). "La mort de Musidora" [The death of Musidora]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheila E. Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ UPI Staff (13 December 2021). "Famous birthdays for Dec. 13: Steve Buscemi, Jamie Foxx". Entertainment News. United Press International, Inc. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Steve Buscemi Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ San Antonio Light. 17 December 1957. p. 20.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Dorothy Sayers, Author, Dies at 64". The New York Times. 19 December 1957. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Colli, Andrea (2012). "MOTTA, Angelo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 77. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via Treccani.
- ^ "Hilda Vaughn - Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia (29 March 2023). "Matt Lauer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Gefen, Pearl Sheffy (4 December 1984). "Joanna Pacula: Born under lucky star". The Montreal Gazette. Page E-1, columns 1-4. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via Google News.
She had begun to work as a model and "earned my first money doing some pictures for cosmetics" when the lucky star which has guided her 26 years thus far twinkled again... "I was born on Dec. 30, so my life is always close to beginnings," speculates this off-beat offspring of a totally untheatrical family.
- ^ "Joanna Pacuła zrobiła zbyt małą karierę, by zasłużyć na honorowe obywatelstwo Tomaszowa Lubelskiego?" [Joanna Pacula made too little career to deserve the honorary citizenship of Tomaszów Lubelski?]. pomorska.pl (in Polish). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Oscar Dominguez Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
