Timeline Sunday 3 November 1957

Events on Sunday 3 November 1957 2

• 1897 – 1957 Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) Died 3 November 1957, aged 60 Austrian psychoanalyst known for his early work with Sigmund Freud and his later, widely discredited theories about "orgone energy." He died in a US federal prison after being convicted of contempt of court for violating an injunction against selling his orgone devices.
• 1957 Laika becomes first animal to orbit Earth Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with a dog aboard The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika into orbit as the first living creature to circle the Earth. Laika died within hours from overheating, a fact the Soviet government did not disclose for decades.