January 3 – Chinese probe Chang'e 4 becomes the first artificial object to land on the far side of the Moon.
- 20192019 – Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.
- January 3Francisco Macías Nguema, 1st President of Equatorial Guinea (d. 1979)
- 1924January 3 – André Franquin, Belgian comics artist (d. 1997)
- 19241924 – Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013)
- January 3January 31 – John Lukacs, Hungarian-American historian (d. 2019)
- 1924January 3
- 19791979 – Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887)
- January 3January 19 – Henry Sy, Chinese-Filipino business magnate (born 1924)
- 2019Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler, television host and model (born 1979)
- 2019Marieke Vervoort, Belgian athlete (d. 2019)
- 1979Francisco Macías Nguema, 1st President of Equatorial Guinea (executed) (b. 1924)
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1957
0 linksCommon 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.
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.
January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
Denise Nickerson, American actress (d. 2019)
May 10 – Sid Vicious (John Beverley), English punk rock bassist (Sex Pistols) (d. 1979)
Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)