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* [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | * [[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]]'') | * [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') | ||
* [[3 January | * [[3 January]] - Actor [[Annie Lambert]] was born. | ||
* [[14 January (people)|14]] - Actor [[Suzanne Danielle]] was born. | * [[14 January (people)|14]] - Actor [[Suzanne Danielle]] was born. | ||
* [[26 January (people)|26]] - [[Executive producer]] [[Mal Young]] was born. | * [[26 January (people)|26]] - [[Executive producer]] [[Mal Young]] was born. | ||
* [[16 February (people)|16]] - [[Writer]] [[Alison Bingeman]] was born. | * [[16 February (people)|16]] - [[Writer]] [[Alison Bingeman]] was born. | ||
* [[21 February (people)|21]] - Actor [[Van Epperson]] was born. | * [[21 February (people)|21]] - Actor [[Van Epperson]] was born. | ||
* [[8 March | * [[8 March]] - Actor [[Paul Clayton]] was born. | ||
* [[10 March (people)|10]] - Actor [[Andrew Boxer]] was born. | * [[10 March (people)|10]] - Actor [[Andrew Boxer]] was born. | ||
* [[24 March (people)|24]] - Actor [[Christine Kavanagh]] was born. | * [[24 March (people)|24]] - Actor [[Christine Kavanagh]] was born. | ||
* [[29 March (people)|29]] - Actor [[Yolande Palfrey]] was born. | * [[29 March (people)|29]] - Actor [[Yolande Palfrey]] was born. | ||
* [[6 April | * [[6 April]] - Actor [[Glen Murphy]] was born. | ||
* [[12 April (people)|12]] - Actor [[Andrew Dunn]] was born. | * [[12 April (people)|12]] - Actor [[Andrew Dunn]] was born. | ||
* [[5 May | * [[5 May]] - Actor [[Richard E. Grant]] was born. | ||
* [[12 May (people)|12]] - Actor [[Sneh Gupta]] was born. | * [[12 May (people)|12]] - Actor [[Sneh Gupta]] was born. | ||
* [[14 May (people)|14]] - Actor [[Paul Tomany]] was born. | * [[14 May (people)|14]] - Actor [[Paul Tomany]] was born. | ||
* [[5 June | * [[5 June]] - Actor [[Steven Pacey]] was born. | ||
* [[19 June (production)|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''. | * [[19 June (production)|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 June (people)|23]] - Actor [[Leee John]] was born. | * [[23 June (people)|23]] - Actor [[Leee John]] was born. | ||
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* [[15 September (people)|15]] - Actor [[Dorota Rae]] was born. | * [[15 September (people)|15]] - Actor [[Dorota Rae]] was born. | ||
* [[25 September (people)|25]] - Actor [[Ian Reddington]] was born. | * [[25 September (people)|25]] - Actor [[Ian Reddington]] was born. | ||
* [[5 October | * [[5 October]] - Actor [[Phil Cornwell]] was born. | ||
* [[1 December | * [[1 December]] - Actor [[Deep Roy]] was born. | ||
* [[6 December | * [[6 December]] - Actor [[Arabella Weir]] was born. | ||
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Revision as of 01:15, 7 July 2013
| Timeline for 1957 |
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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 October - 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 January - 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 March - Actor Paul Clayton was born.
- 10 - Actor Andrew Boxer was born.
- 24 - Actor Christine Kavanagh was born.
- 29 - Actor Yolande Palfrey was born.
- 6 April - Actor Glen Murphy was born.
- 12 - Actor Andrew Dunn was born.
- 5 May - Actor Richard E. Grant was born.
- 12 - Actor Sneh Gupta was born.
- 14 - Actor Paul Tomany was born.
- 5 June - 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 October - Actor Phil Cornwell was born.
- 1 December - Actor Deep Roy was born.
- 6 December - Actor Arabella Weir was born.
