Date: January 5, 1957
Sutton Wick air crash: A Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents. Date: March 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in…
Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Date: March 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Thailand Strengthens Lèse Majesté as National Security Crime, January 1, 1957Pan Am Flight…
KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people. Date: July 16, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Isahaya Mudslide Kills 992 in Japan,…
Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột. Date: February 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Pacoima Mid-Air Collision Kills Eight, January 31, 1957UN Security…
Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: January 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Rawya Ateya Becomes First Arab Female Parliamentarian, July 14, 1957Apalachin Meeting Mafia Raid, New York, November 14, 1957First Ascent…
A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34. Date: May 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957George Town, Penang Becomes City by Royal Charter -…