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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Humphrey Bogart
American actor (1899–1957).
Born December 25th, 1899 in New York City.
Died January 14th, 1957 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute.
Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis).
John von Neumann
Hungarian and american mathematician and physicist (1903–1957).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957).
Born February 7th, 1867 in Pepin County.
Died February 10th, 1957 at 90 years old in Mansfield (cancer). [ref]
Diego Rivera
Mexican muralist (1886–1957).
Born December 13th, 1886 in Guanajuato.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 70 years old in Coyoacán (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905–1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville.
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction).
Oliver Hardy
American comic actor famous as one half of laurel and hardy (1892–1957).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Harlem.
Died August 7th, 1957 at 65 years old in Hollywood (intracranial thrombosis).
Eliot Ness
American prohibition agent (1903-1957).
Born April 19th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died May 16th, 1957 at 54 years old in Coudersport (myocardial infarction).
Albert Anastasia
Italian-american costa nostra mobster.
Born February 26th, 1902 in Tropea.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 55 years old in Park Central Hotel.
Friedrich Paulus
German general (1890–1957).
Born September 23rd, 1890 in Guxhagen.
Died February 1st, 1957 at 66 years old in Dresden (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957).
Born October 25th, 1888 in Winchester. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in Boston. [ref]
Wilhelm Reich
Austrian-american psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist (1897–1957).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Dobrianychi.
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Lewisburg (heart failure).
Johnny Torrio
Italian-american mob boss (1882–1957).
Born January 20th, 1882 in Irsina.
Died April 16th, 1957 at 75 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Louis B. Mayer
Canadian-american film producer (1884–1957).
Born July 12th, 1884 in Dymer.
Died October 29th, 1957 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer (1865–1957).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Hämeenlinna.
Died September 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Järvenpää (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage).
Haakon VII of Norway
King of norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872-1957).
Born August 3rd, 1872 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1957 at 85 years old in Royal Palace, Oslo (dementia). [ref]
Pedro Infante
Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957).
Born November 18th, 1917 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 39 years old in Mérida (aviation accident).
Devdas Gandhi
Indian activist.
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Durban. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Mumbai.
Ramon Magsaysay
7th president of the philippines (1907-1957).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Iba.
Died March 17th, 1957 at 49 years old in Asturias.
Miklós Horthy
Regent of hungary from 1920 to 1944.
Born June 18th, 1868 in Kenderes. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Estoril. [ref]
Aga Khan III
48th imam of the nizari ismaili community (1877-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1877 in Karachi.
Died July 11th, 1957 at 79 years old in Versoix.
Dorothy L. Sayers
English crime writer, playwright, essayist and christian writer (1893-1957).
Born June 13th, 1893 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Witham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bugs Moran
Chicago gangster.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died February 25th, 1957 at 63 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (lung cancer).
Peter Freuchen
Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957).
Born February 20th, 1886 in Nykøbing Falster.
Died September 2nd, 1957 at 71 years old in Anchorage (myocardial infarction).
James Whale
Film director.
Born July 22nd, 1893 in Dudley.
Died May 29th, 1957 at 63 years old in Hollywood (drowning).
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