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Born on Thursday October 31, 1957
- Christine DE GENDT († 2012)
- Jan Raggers, Steggerda († 1980)
- Jan Hermans, Diepenbeek, België († 1978)
- Rebecca M. Pascoll, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania († 1996)
- Engel Scheper († 2003)
- Monique Schouten, Ede, Nederland († 2011)
- wilhelmus jacobus alphons (will) sijben, helden-egchel
- Henry Jr. Davids, Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
- Gregory Paul Hulka, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
- Wilhelmina Maria Haverkort, Slagharen († 2016)
Died on Thursday October 31, 1957
- Ager Thomas Ward (85), Derma, Calhoun, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
- Abra VREESWIJK Mdr (81)
- Adriana van Kalmthout (80), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Antonie Machiel Roelof van Batenburg (81), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Charles Pollard (79), Auckland,N.Z
- Adda Frances Smith (95), Kearney (Buffalo County) (Nebraska)
- Arthur Emile Antoine Duchateau (83), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annie E Byrd (58), Ascension, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
- Barteld Everts Bron (74), Nieuwehorne
- Adriana van Kalmthout (80), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 31, 1957 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De waarheid
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on October 31
- 1955 » Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
- 1955 » Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
- 1956 » Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
- 1956 » Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
- 1956 » Charles Moore, English journalist and author
- 1956 » Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
- 1957 » Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
- 1957 » Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1959 » Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1959 » Neal Stephenson, American author
Died on October 31
- 1939 » Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
- 1952 » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
- 1959 » Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
- 1960 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
- 1962 » Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
- 1963 » Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
- 1972 » Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
- 1973 » Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
- 1975 » Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)
- 1977 » C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
Names that were popular for boys in 1957
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Peter
- Gerardus
- Robert
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- John
- Pieter
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1957
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Ann
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Geertruida
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.
- April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
- May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
- July 28 » Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
- September 19 » Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
- October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
- November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
The weather on Thursday October 31, 1957
The temperature on October 31, 1957 was between 11.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI