What Happened on January 10, 1957

Historical Events

Macmillan Becomes PM

After Anthony Eden's resignation Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Commissioner's Bing Crosby Decision

Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates


Famous Birthdays

  • Greg Walden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, born in The Dalles, Oregon

Famous Weddings

T. S. Eliot

Poet T. S. Eliot (68) marries his 2nd wife editor Esmé Valerie Fletcher (30)

Famous Deaths

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)

Chilean poet (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1945), educator and diplomat, dies of pancreatic cancer at 67

Died in 1957 1957 Highlights

About January 10, 1957

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 67 years, 3 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn

Music Charts

  • UK #1 Song: Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen