In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Valery Larbaud
French writer and poet (1881-1957).
Born August 29th, 1881 in Vichy. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 75 years old in Vichy.
William Woodthorpe Tarn
British classical scholar and historian of classical antiquity (1869–1957).
Born February 26th, 1869 in London.
Died November 7th, 1957 at 88 years old in Inverness.
Nicolaas Havenga
South african politician (1882–1957).
Born May 1st, 1882 in Fauresmith.
Died March 4th, 1957 at 74 years old in Cape Town.
Tomitaro Makino
Japanese botanist (1862-1957).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Sakawa.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 94 years old in Tokyo.
Paul Walden
Baltic german chemist (1863-1957).
Born July 26th, 1863 in Livonia Governorate.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 93 years old in Gammertingen.
Michael Fekete
Israeli-hungarian mathematician (1886–1957).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Senta.
Died May 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 78 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Ken Wharton
British racing driver (1916-1957).
Born March 21st, 1916 in Smethwick.
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Auckland.
Ali İhsan Sâbis
Turkish general and statesperson (1882–1957).
Born August 30th, 1882 in Istanbul.
Died December 9th, 1957 at 75 years old in Istanbul.
Norina Matchabelli
Actress (1880–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 77 years old in Myrtle Beach (disease).
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Abolqasem Lahouti
Persian poet (1887–1957).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Kermanshah.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Giuseppe Di Vittorio
Italian politician (1892-1957).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Cerignola.
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 65 years old in Lecco (myocardial infarction).
Oszkár Jászi
Hungarian politician (1875-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1875 in Carei.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Oberlin.
Keith Andrews
American racecar driver.
Born June 15th, 1920 in Denver.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 36 years old in Indianapolis.
Claude Farrère
French writer and french navy officer (1876-1957).
Born April 27th, 1876 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1957 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Aleksey Remizov
Russian writer (1877-1957).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died November 26th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris.
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Augusto Genina
Italian film director and producer (1892-1957).
Born January 28th, 1892 in Rome.
Died September 18th, 1957 at 65 years old in Rome (endocarditis).
John Graham Kerr
British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.
Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.
Ferenc Hirzer
Hungarian association football player (1902-1957).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 54 years old in Trento.
Paul Uhlenhuth
German bacteriologist (1870–1957).
Born January 7th, 1870 in Hanover.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 87 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Boris Tomashevsky
Literary scholar (1890-1957).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Hurzuf.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 475
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein