What happened on 8 January 1957?

Discover what happened on 8 January 1957 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Gavriil Zhukov (soviet naval commander (1899–1957))
  • Benkt-Åke Benktsson (Swedish actor and film director)
  • Dona Torr (British historian)
  • Waldemar Radener (German fighter ace and Knight’s Cross recipient (1921-1957))
  • Kinetarō Yoshida
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  • Ivan Grozev (Bulgarian literary critic)
  • Ivan Khadzhimarchev (Bulgarian writer)
  • Naoyoshi Amaoka (Japanese bureaucrat)
  • Theodorus Antonius van Haaren (Dutch photographer)
  • Paul Guépratte
  • Väinö Vaara
  • Amerigo Contini
  • Kazimierz Popiel (Polish mining engineer)
  • John Griffin ((died 1957))
  • Percy Clifford Reynolds Reynolds-Moreton ((1886-1957))
  • Beatrice Batson ((died 1957))
  • Lula Dell Flickinger ((1875-Aft 1920))
  • Heinz Huber (German theater director)
  • František Skála
  • Ferdinand Reiter
  • Rebecca Lobatto-Gelder (Holocaust victim (born 1895))
  • T.H.J. Sanders
  • U. V. Halminen (Finnish politician)
  • Lee Burns (1872-1957)
  • Jakob Abraham van Overbeeke (Royal Dutch East indies Army personel)
  • Ferdinand William Breth
  • Sigrun Munthe (Norwegian craftswoman)
  • Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (American bacteriologist (1877-1957))