At A Glance

23 August 1957 at a glance

Day of the week
23 August 1957 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley.
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 23 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 August 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 August 1957 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 23 August

  • 1946 Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.
  • 1948 The World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.
  • 1954 The first flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft takes place.
  • 1954 The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.
  • 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.

Famous people born on 23 August

  • River Phoenix, American actor (1970–1993)
  • Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman (1978–2020)
  • Scott Caan, American actor (born 1976)
  • Louis XVI (1754–1793)

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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.
More events of 1957 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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