Historical Events
Music Premiere
Leontyne Price makes her operatic stage debut singing Madame Lidoine in the US premiere of "Dialogues of the Carmelites" in San Francisco
Famous Birthdays
- Alannah Currie, New Zealander rock xylophone player and vocalist (Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Arn Anderson, American wrestler (ECW/SMW/WCW/NWA/WWF), born in Rome, Georgia
- Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist
- Vladimir Tkachenko, Ukrainian-Russian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Famous Deaths
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), dies at 91
1957 Highlights
About September 20, 1957
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 65 years, 6 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Diana - Paul Anka