Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a Brazilian former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.

1957Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author^[†]

Eric Steven Raymond, often referred to as ESR, is an American software developer, open-source software advocate, and author of the 1997 essay and 1999 book The Cathedral and the Bazaar. He wrote a guidebook for the Roguelike game NetHack. In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary.

1957Lee Smith, American baseball player^[†]

Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career, he was a dominant closer, was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves, and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006, when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.

Historical Context for December 4, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people^[†]

Headlines from December 4, 1957

U.N. Chief, Israelis Fail to End Impasse; U.N. CHIEF MEETS ISRAELI LEADERS

TALKS WITH SOVIET VAIN, DULLES SAYS; Secretary Does Not Exclude Parleys but Calls Area of Useful Accord Limited

PRESIDENT BRIEFS CONGRESS CHIEFS ON DEFENSE PLAN; Proposes 2 Billion Increase in Annual Expenditures for Missiles and Other Arms ATOM POOLING OUTLINED Eisenhower Looks Fit as He Presides at Session on Space Age Challenge

REED TURNS DOWN CIVIL RIGHTS POST; He Tells President Judicial Proprieties Bar Service as Head of New Panel

Egyptian Arms Ship To Tunis a Phantom; A PHANTOM SHIP PUZZLES CAPITAL

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Historical Context for December 4, 1957