What Happened on September 20, 1957

Historical Events

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Leontyne Price makes her operatic stage debut singing Madame Lidoine in the US premiere of "Dialogues of the Carmelites" in San Francisco

Famous Birthdays

  • Alannah Currie, New Zealander rock xylophone player and vocalist (Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Arn Anderson, American wrestler (ECW/SMW/WCW/NWA/WWF), born in Rome, Georgia
  • Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer and artist
  • Vladimir Tkachenko, Ukrainian-Russian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Born in 1957

Famous Deaths

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), dies at 91

1957 Highlights

About September 20, 1957

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 66 years, 6 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo

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