Timeline Tuesday 31 December 1957

Events on Tuesday 31 December 1957 6

• 1952 – 1957 Scoala Speciala de Muzica, Bucharest Moved to Bucharest at thirteen to study piano, violin, conducting, acting and voice at the Scoala Speciala de Muzica, a school for musically gifted children.
• 1952 – 1957 State Planning Agency Worked for the state planning agency after graduation, developing expertise in economic management that would define his career.
• 1957 1957: Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Fangio's fifth and final championship, sealed with a legendary drive at the Nürburgring widely regarded as the greatest race in F1 history. He retired the following year at the age of 47.
• 1957 Labelled a Rightist During the Hundred Flowers Campaign, criticised Mao's economic policies for leading to irrational growth. Was labelled a 'rightist' and demoted, beginning a 22-year eclipse of his career.
• 1957 Meeting Hal David Met lyricist Hal David, beginning one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in popular music history.
• 1957 Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy Published Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy, which established him as a leading voice on US strategic policy and brought him to the attention of the political establishment.