At A Glance

3 June 1957 at a glance

Day of the week
3 June 1957 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Yes Tonight Josephine” by Johnnie Ray.
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 3 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 June 1957 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 3 June

  • 1937 The Duke of Windsor (the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom) marries Wallis Simpson.
  • 1940 Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
  • 1950 Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
  • 1963 Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
  • 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.

Famous people born on 3 June

  • George V (1865–1936)
  • Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
  • Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
  • Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)

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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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