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October 14, 1957

On October 14, 1957, the 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.

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1957

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The year in brief

1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.

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On October 14, 1957

  1. 1957 The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.

    1957–58 national legislative term

    The 23rd Canadian Parliament was in session from October 14, 1957, until February 1, 1958. The membership was set by the 1957 federal election on June 10, 1957, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1958 election.

  2. 1957 At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.

    Fatal natural disaster in Spain

    A flood on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain, resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and enacted the Plan Sur, which rerouted the city's main river, the Turia.

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The class of 1957

Others born in 1957

Mukesh Ambani 1957– Indian businessman, chairman of Reliance Industries
Hervé Le Tellier 1957– French linguist and author
Herbert Wetterauer 1957– German painter, sculptor, and author
Donald Tusk 1957– Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
Bob Horner 1957– American baseball player
Steve Buscemi 1957– American actor and director

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