At A Glance

8 January 1957 at a glance

Day of the week
8 January 1957 was a Tuesday.
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 8 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 January 1957 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 January 1957 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 8 January

  • 1945 World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces.
  • 1946 Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan.
  • 1959 Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
  • 1961 In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
  • 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.

Famous people born on 8 January

  • Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (1935–1977)
  • David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1947–2016)
  • Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (1942–2018)
  • Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1999)

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Events of 1957 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1957 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 12 January – Over a hundred republicans were arrested under the Special Powers Act in Northern Ireland.
  • 4 February – St. Mary's Church of Ireland Cathedral at Elphin, County Roscommon, was severely damaged in a violent storm, leading to its abandonment.
  • 5 March – 1957 Irish general election: The Fianna Fáil party under Éamon de Valera returned to power, winning 78 seats. Members of the 16th Dáil assembled on 20 March.
More events of 1957 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1957

Taoiseach

John A. Costello

Petrol (per litre)

2s 2d/gal

Loaf of Bread

7d

Average House

£1,900

Weekly Wage

£4 15s

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