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1957

Years:
1954 1955 1956 - 1957 - 1958 1959 1960
Decades:
1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s
Centuries:
19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar).

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Events

Environmental change

Undated

January

February

March

, the first country in colonial Africa to gain independence
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Flag of Ghana, the first country in colonial Africa to gain independence

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

  • December 4 - Lewisham train disaster in Britain - 92 dead
  • December 5 - All Dutch nationals expelled from Indonesia
  • December 6 - First US attempt to launch a satellite fails, blowing up on the launchpad

Year in topic

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown date

Deaths

January-March

April-June

July-September

October-December

Religious leaders

Nobel Prizes

Last updated: 10-16-2005 20:59:25
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