Timeline March 1957

Events in March 1957 7

• 1876 – 1957 Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) Died 16 March 1957, aged 81 Romanian sculptor regarded as a pioneer of modernism, celebrated for abstract works such as Bird in Space and The Kiss. He spent most of his career working in Paris.
• 1957 Elvis Presley buys Graceland Elvis buys the Graceland mansion in Memphis, his home for the rest of his life.
• 1957 Ghana gains independence First sub-Saharan African colony to achieve independence The Gold Coast became the independent nation of Ghana under Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, ending British colonial rule. It was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from a European colonial power, inspiring independence movements across the continent.
• 1957 – 2020 Qassem Soleimani (1957-2020) Died 3 January 2020, aged 62 Qassem Soleimani commanded Iran's elite Quds Force and was widely seen as the architect of Iran's regional military strategy across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. He was killed by a US drone strike near Baghdad airport on 3 January 2020.
• 1957 Founding member of the EEC Treaty of Rome The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Economic Community, the forerunner of the European Union, cementing its post-war turn toward European integration.
• 1957 Founding member of the EEC Capital of Europe Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Economic Community and becomes one of the EU's capitals, hosting the Court of Justice and other key institutions.
• 1957 Treaty of Rome signed Founding treaties of the European Economic Community West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed the Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community and Euratom. The treaty took effect on 1 January 1958 and laid the legal foundation for what became the European Union.