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In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Duchess Sophie Adelheid, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
German princess (1875–1957).
Born February 22nd, 1875 in Possenhofen.
Died September 4th, 1957 at 82 years old in Seefeld Castle.
Robert Lowie
American anthropologist (1883–1957).
Born June 12th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 74 years old in Berkeley.
Gus Schilling
American comedian (1908-1957).
Born June 20th, 1908 in New York City.
Died June 16th, 1957 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Goedicke
Russian composer of german origin (1877-1957).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 1957 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Camil Petrescu
Romanian playwright, novelist, philosopher and poet (1894–1957).
Born April 21st, 1894 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 63 years old in Bucharest.
Harcourt Williams
English actor (1880–1957).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Croydon.
Died December 13th, 1957 at 77 years old in London.
Othmar Schoeck
Swiss composer (1886-1957).
Born September 1st, 1886 in Brunnen.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zurich.
János Esterházy
Politician of hungarian ethnicity in inter-war czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament and of the slovak assembly (1901-1957).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Veľké Zálužie. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1957 at 55 years old in Mírov (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luigi Ganna
Italian cyclist (1883–1957).
Born December 1st, 1883 in Induno Olona.
Died October 2nd, 1957 at 73 years old in Varese.
Isaac Steinberg
Soviet lawyer (1888-1957).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Daugavpils.
Died January 2nd, 1957 at 68 years old in New York City.
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Cannelton.
Died August 12th, 1957 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills.
Abdülhalik Renda
Turkish statesperson (1881–1957).
Born December 11th, 1881 in Ioannina.
Died November 1st, 1957 at 75 years old in Kadıköy.
Ray Cummings
American writer (1887-1957).
Born August 30th, 1887 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 1957 at 69 years old in Mount Vernon.
Harald Sverdrup
Norwegian oceanographer (1888–1957).
Born November 15th, 1888 in Sogndal Municipality.
Died August 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Erich Ponto
Actor (1884–1957).
Born December 14th, 1884 in Lübeck.
Died February 14th, 1957 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (disease).
Charles King
American film actor (1895-1957).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Hillsboro.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Ralph Barton Perry
American philosopher (1876–1957).
Born July 3rd, 1876 in Poultney. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 80 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
Russian artist (1875-1957).
Born August 14th, 1875 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1957 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rhea Mitchell
American actress (1890-1957).
Born December 10th, 1890 in Portland.
Died September 16th, 1957 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Swedish and american meteorologist (1898–1957).
Born December 28th, 1898 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 58 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Wilhelm Lenz
German physicist (1888-1957).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Frankfurt.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
P. C. Chang
Chinese philosopher and diplomat (1892–1957).
Born April 22nd, 1892 in Tianjin.
Died July 9th, 1957 at 65 years old in New Jersey.
Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl
Hungarian rabbi (1903–1957).
Born October 25th, 1903 in Debrecen.
Died November 29th, 1957 at 54 years old in Mount Kisco.
Richard Riemerschmid
German architect, painter, designer, and city planner (1868-1957).
Born June 20th, 1868 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1957 at 88 years old in Munich.
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