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12 February 1957 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 February 1957 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “The Garden of Eden” by Frankie Vaughan.
- Top Film of 1957
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1957 was The Bridge on the River Kwai.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 February 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 February 1957 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 12 February
- 1947 The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
- 1947 Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
- 1961 The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
- 1963 Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1965 Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election.
Famous people born on 12 February
- Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (1809–1865)
- Josh Brolin, American actor (born 1968)
- Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1952)
- Christina Ricci, American actress and producer (born 1980)
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Events of 1957 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1957 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 16 January – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool as a jazz club.
- 6 March – The Northern Territories protectorate and British Togoland are annexed to the Crown, which territories together with Ashanti and Gold Coast become Ghana which is independent of the United Kingdom.
- 2 May – The Hammer Film Productions' The Curse of Frankenstein is released.
Life in 1957
Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
9p
Loaf of Bread
6p
Average House
£2,249
Weekly Wage
£11.65
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Richard E. Grant5 May 1957ActorView their day →Gary Oldman21 March 1958Actor & filmmakerView their day →Anthony Head20 February 1954ActorView their day →Phil Collins30 January 1951Drummer & singerView their day →Bonnie Tyler8 June 1951SingerView their day →Liam Neeson7 June 1952ActorView their day →Emma Thompson15 April 1959Actress & screenwriterView their day →Rowan Atkinson6 January 1955Actor & comedianView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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