Erich Fromm's book The Art of Loving is published.

Albert Camus's novel La Chute (The Fall) is published.

Francoise Sagan's novel Un Certain Sourine (A Certain Smile) is published.

Cecil Day-Lewis's novels Tangled Webb is published.

Eugenio Montale's novel Lafarfalla di Dinard (The Butterfly of Dinard) is published.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poetry volume Zima Junction is published.

Salvatore Quasimodo's poetry volume The False and the True Green is published.

Leopold Sedar Senghor's poetry volume Chaka is published.

Kathleen Raine's Collected Poems is published.

Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal premieres.

Laurence Olivier's film Richard the Third, with Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, and Claire Bloom, premieres.

Albert Lamorisse's film The Red Balloon, with Lamorisse's son Pascal, premieres. Kenji Mizoguchi's film Street of Shame premieres.

Great Britain creates the Clean Air Act as a systematic ban on burning of soft coal and other smoky fuels.

The Olympic Games are held...