Historical figures in 1957
The atlas holds 19 people and 30 moments here, in 1957. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther King Jr., Gabriel García Márquez and Albert Camus. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1957
3 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
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…
Albert Camus
in 1957
3 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
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…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1957
2 moments here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Osama bin Laden
in 1957
2 moments here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Helen Keller
in 1957
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1957
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1957
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1957
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
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.…
Mao Zedong
in 1957
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Che Guevara
in 1957
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
Douglas Adams
in 1957
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
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,…
Moments
- 1957 Films at Shepperton Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1957 Guerrilla base in the Sierra Maestra Che Guevara
- 1957 Moved to Brentwood animal shelter Douglas Adams
- 1957 Death at Hempstead Hospital Gabriela Mistral
- 1957 Eastern Europe reporting journey Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
- 1957 Tour of Iceland Helen Keller
- 1957 Tour of Scandinavia Helen Keller
- 1957 Mao–Khrushchev state visit Mao Zedong
- 1957 Helps establish the SCLC Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Move to the Hejaz Osama bin Laden
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Meeting Valentina Goryacheva Yuri Gagarin
- 1957 Meeting with Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro
- 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Birth in Riyadh Osama bin Laden
- 1957 Delivers “Give Us the Ballot” Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1957 Dedication of the Truman Library Harry S. Truman
- 1957 Arrival in Pyongyang Ho Chi Minh
- 1957 Stop in Beijing Ho Chi Minh
- 1957 Wuhan bridge-construction visit Ho Chi Minh
- 1957 Paints Las Meninas series at Cannes Pablo Picasso
- 1957 Addressed the United Nations Elizabeth II
- 1957 Knesset bombing Golda Meir
- 1957 Visit to Tokyo Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1957 Posting to Northern Fleet fighter regiment Yuri Gagarin
- 1957 Create Dangerously lecture Albert Camus
- 1957 Lucia ceremony in Stockholm Albert Camus
- 1957 Nobel banquet speech Albert Camus
- 1957 Move to Caracas Gabriel García Márquez