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August 31, 1957

On August 31, 1957, the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.

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1957

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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 August 31, 1957

  1. 1957 The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

    Country in Southeast Asia (1948–1963)

    Malaya, officially the Federation of Malaya, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca.

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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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