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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Tomitaro Makino
Japanese botanist (1862-1957).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Sakawa.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 94 years old in Tokyo.
Norina Matchabelli
Actress (1880–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 77 years old in Myrtle Beach (disease).
John Sealy Townsend
Irish mathematical physicist.
Born June 7th, 1868 in Galway.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 88 years old in Oxford.
Ken Wharton
British racing driver (1916-1957).
Born March 21st, 1916 in Smethwick.
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Auckland.
Abolqasem Lahouti
Persian poet (1887–1957).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Kermanshah.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Giuseppe Di Vittorio
Italian politician (1892-1957).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Cerignola. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 65 years old in Lecco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Born April 27th, 1876 in Lyon. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oszkár Jászi
Hungarian politician (1875-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1875 in Carei.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Oberlin.
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Aleksey Remizov
Russian writer (1877-1957).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ferenc Hirzer
Hungarian association football player (1902-1957).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 54 years old in Trento.
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
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.
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Boris Tomashevsky
Literary scholar (1890-1957).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Hurzuf.
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).
Paul Uhlenhuth
German bacteriologist (1870–1957).
Born January 7th, 1870 in Hanover.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 87 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Kazan.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Arturo Barea
Spanish writer (1897-1957).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died December 24th, 1957 at 60 years old in London.
Jan Sluijters
Dutch painter (1881–1957).
Born December 17th, 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Died May 8th, 1957 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.
Maria Chekhova
Teacher, artist, founder of the chekhov memorial house museum in yalta, editor (1863-1957).
Born August 31st, 1863 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1957 at 93 years old in Yalta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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