Timeline December 1957

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• 1893 – 1957 Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) Died 17 December 1957, aged 64 English author and translator best known for her Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels. She was also a noted scholar of medieval literature and translated Dante's Divine Comedy.
• 1894 – 1957 Norma Talmadge (1894-1957) American actress, one of the biggest stars of silent film.
• 1952 – 1957 Scoala Speciala de Muzica, Bucharest Moved to Bucharest at thirteen to study piano, violin, conducting, acting and voice at the Scoala Speciala de Muzica, a school for musically gifted children.
• 1952 – 1957 State Planning Agency Worked for the state planning agency after graduation, developing expertise in economic management that would define his career.
• 1957 1957: Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Fangio's fifth and final championship, sealed with a legendary drive at the Nürburgring widely regarded as the greatest race in F1 history. He retired the following year at the age of 47.
• 1957 Labelled a Rightist During the Hundred Flowers Campaign, criticised Mao's economic policies for leading to irrational growth. Was labelled a 'rightist' and demoted, beginning a 22-year eclipse of his career.
• 1957 Meeting Hal David Met lyricist Hal David, beginning one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in popular music history.
• 1957 Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy Published Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy, which established him as a leading voice on US strategic policy and brought him to the attention of the political establishment.
• 1957 John Coltrane plays with Thelonious Monk Five Spot Cafe A residency that transforms his playing.
• 1957 Buddy Holly on The Ed Sullivan Show National TV Plays Peggy Sue and That'll Be the Day.
• 1957 Vanguard TV3 launch fails on live television US satellite rocket explodes seconds after liftoff The United States' first attempt to launch a satellite in response to Sputnik, the Vanguard TV3 rocket, rose about four feet before losing thrust and exploding on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The televised failure was widely mocked in the press as "Kaputnik" or "Flopnik."
• 1957 Billie Holiday sings Fine and Mellow on The Sound of Jazz With Lester Young A famous TV reunion with Lester Young.
• 1957 Boeing 707 makes its first flight Jet airliner that will transform commercial aviation The Boeing 707 prototype completed its first flight, beginning the jet age of commercial air travel. The aircraft entered airline service in 1958 and became the dominant passenger jet of the following decade.
• 1957 Norma Talmadge dies in Las Vegas Norma Talmadge dies aged 63.