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* [[1 May | * [[1 May]] - The [[Soviet Union]] secretly launched [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, ''Sputnik'', but it was hijacked by {{Frontier}} to send a signal to the [[Tzun]]. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] visited [[New Mexico]], where they stopped {{Frontier}} and the [[Tzun]] from conquering Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | * The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] visited [[New Mexico]], where they stopped {{Frontier}} and the [[Tzun]] from conquering Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 5 July 2013
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1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (PROSE: Inter-Galactic Cat)
Events
- 1 May - The Soviet Union secretly launched Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, but it was hijacked by Template:Frontier to send a signal to the Tzun. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited New Mexico, where they stopped Template:Frontier and the Tzun from conquering Earth. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- 15 - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
- 3 - Actor Annie Lambert was born.
- 14 - Actor Suzanne Danielle was born.
- 26 - Executive producer Mal Young was born.
- 16 - Writer Alison Bingeman was born.
- 21 - Actor Van Epperson was born.
- 8 - Actor Paul Clayton was born.
- 10 - Actor Andrew Boxer was born.
- 24 - Actor Christine Kavanagh was born.
- 29 - Actor Yolande Palfrey was born.
- 6 - Actor Glen Murphy was born.
- 12 - Actor Andrew Dunn was born.
- 5 - Actor Richard E. Grant was born.
- 12 - Actor Sneh Gupta was born.
- 14 - Actor Paul Tomany was born.
- 5 - Actor Steven Pacey was born.
- 19 - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
- 23 - Actor Leee John was born.
- 26 - Actor Nana Visitor was born.
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry was born.
- 15 - Actor Dorota Rae was born.
- 25 - Actor Ian Reddington was born.
- 5 - Actor Phil Cornwell was born.
- 1 - Actor Deep Roy was born.
- 6 - Actor Arabella Weir was born.
