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Born on Sunday February 24, 1957
- Unnamed PALLESEN, Rostrata Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand († 1957)
- Wilhelmus (Willem) Coenradus Johannes Kortekaas († 1998)
- Wilhelmina Gerarda Theodora Krijnen, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
- Elzo KLOOSTER, Westerlee († 2006)
- Franciscus Johannes Wilhelmus Heutinck († 1989)
- N.N. Bijl, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
- Mary Kay Gignac
- Doodgeboren kind van de Wiel, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1957)
- Ludovicus Henricus Johanna Maria van Oudheusden, Tilburg († 2013)
- Elsje van der Steen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1957)
Died on Sunday February 24, 1957
- Adriaan Dalebout (73), Zierikzee
- Antje Zijlstra (82), Aduard, Groningen, Netherlands
- Allegonda Maria Hofman (83), Sliedrecht
- Adriana Paulina Buijs (67), Deventer
- Allegonda Maria Hofman (83), Sliedrecht, Nederland
- Adriana Maria van der Kraan (72), Dordrecht
- Antje Rocherts ZIJLSTRA (82), Aduard Groningen Netherlands
- Antje Rochgerts Zijlstra (82), Aduard
- Anna Adriana Maria van Loon (83), Roosendaal
- Adriaan Dalebout (73), Kerkwerve (Gem. Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1957 at Delpher
Born on February 24
- 1955 » Alain Prost, French race car driver
- 1955 » Eddie Johnson, American basketball player
- 1955 » Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar († 2011)
- 1956 » Eddie Murray, American baseball player and coach
- 1956 » Judith Butler, American philosopher, theorist, and author
- 1956 » Paula Zahn, American journalist and producer
- 1958 » Mark Moses, American actor
- 1958 » Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1959 » Beth Broderick, American actress and director
- 1959 » Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host
Died on February 24
- 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
- 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
- 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
- 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
- 1974 » Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1895)
- 1975 » Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)
- 1975 » Nikolai Bulganin, Russian marshal and politician, 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
- 1978 » Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (b.1891)
- 1982 » Virginia Bruce, American actress (b. 1910)
Names that were popular for boys in 1957
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- John
- Paul
- Dirk
- Johan
- Wilhelmus
- Michael
Names that were popular for girls in 1957
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Yvonne
- Margaretha
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Marianne
- Jacoba
- Ingrid
- Linda
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1957
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
- January 14 » Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
- June 24 » In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
- July 6 » John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
- October 4 » Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Weather February 24, 1957
The temperature on February 24, 1957 was between 0.8 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.