About the day » Wednesday January 2, 1957Calender converter

• David Michael Geddings, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Scott G. Swygman, USA Hopkins Hennepin Minnesota († 2016)
• Ilse Ingrid Verkaik, Nederhorst den Berg († 2022)
• N.N. Heijstek, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1957)
• N.N. Heijstek, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1957)
• Valdete Maria Grahl, Ituporanga, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2005)
• Johanna Hendrika Verkleij, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jos Kortenhorst († 1989)
• Cornelus Johannes Zeestraten, Oosterhout, Gelderland, Nederland
• Doodgeboren Manikowski, Heerlen,6400,Limburg,Nederland († 1957)

• Annigje de Hoop (66), Nieuwer Amstel
• Arie Ceelen (100), 's Gravenhage
• Bernardus Theodorus Gerritsen (72), Oldenzaal
• Arend Tibben (81), Avereest
• Aaltje Kemper (78), Zwolle
• Adriana Windhouwer (79), Leiden
• Arie J Solleveld (54), 's-Gravenzande, Nederland
• Catharina Van Dijk (73)
• Catherine Maria Coyle (75), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
• Baldine Adriënne Cornélie van Dorp (69), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
• 1954 » Évelyne Trouillot, Haitian playwright and author
• 1954 » Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician
• 1959 » Kirti Azad, Indian cricketer and politician
• 1961 » Craig James, American football player and sportscaster
• 1961 » Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
• 1961 » Paula Hamilton, English model
• 1961 » Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician
• 1963 » David Cone, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1963 » Edgar Martínez, American baseball player

• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

• 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 22 » Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
• March 4 » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
• March 13 » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
• September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
• November 8 » Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.
• November 8 » Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later.

The average temperature on January 2, 1957 was 1.5 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.