In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Arturo Barea
Spanish writer (1897-1957).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Badajoz.
Died December 24th, 1957 at 60 years old in London.
Maria Chekhova
Russian 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 (1878–1957).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish law historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Taşsu.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Jan Sluijters
Dutch painter (1881–1957).
Born December 17th, 1881.
Died May 8th, 1957 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.
Mark Aldanov
Russian writer and critic (1886-1957).
Born November 7th, 1886 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1957 at 70 years old in Nice. [ref]
Lena Ashwell
British actress and acting manager (1872-1957).
Born September 28th, 1872 in River Tyne.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 84 years old in London.
Anne Schaefer
American actress (1870-1957).
Born July 10th, 1870 in St. Louis.
Died May 3rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Wiljo Tuompo
World war ii general for finland.
Born September 23rd, 1893 in Pornainen.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Frederick Burton
American actor (1871-1957).
Born October 20th, 1871 in Indianapolis.
Died October 23rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist (1876–1957).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Yorkshire, Little Ribston.
Died August 22nd, 1957 at 81 years old in London.
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru
Romanian academic and politician (1868-1957).
Born February 15th, 1868 in Mehedinți County.
Died March 6th, 1957 at 89 years old in Bucharest.
Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer
German chemist (1899-1957).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Wrocław.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 58 years old in Göttingen.
Yamada Torajirō
Businessman and tea ceremony master (1866-1957).
Born August 23rd, 1866 in Edo.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 90 years old
Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Dutch politician and diplomat (1872-1957).
Born August 7th, 1872 in The Hague.
Died April 24th, 1957 at 84 years old in The Hague.
Otto Landsberg
Justice minister of germany (1869-1957).
Born December 4th, 1869 in Rybnik.
Died December 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Baarn.
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Discalced carmelite friar and cardinal (1884-1957).
Born September 30th, 1884 in Vigo di Cadore.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 73 years old in Rome.
Wilhelm Nusselt
German engineer (1882–1957).
Born November 25th, 1882 in Nuremberg.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 74 years old in Munich.
Petros Voulgaris
Greek admiral - served briefly as prime minister of greece (1883-1957).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Hydra. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Athens.
Louise Schroeder
German politician (1887-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1887 in Altona.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Grigore Gafencu
Romanian politician (1892–1957).
Born January 30th, 1892 in Bârlad.
Died January 30th, 1957 at 65 years old in Paris.
Ted Meredith
American athletics competitor (1891–1957).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Chester Heights.
Died November 2nd, 1957 at 65 years old in Camden.
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Us tennis player (1890–1957).
Born November 18th, 1890 in Carson City.
Died December 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hermosa Beach.
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
South african landscape artist (1886 - 1957).
Born August 13th, 1886 in Pretoria.
Died November 14th, 1957 at 71 years old in Pretoria.
Irving Baxter
Athletics competitor.
Born March 25th, 1876 in Utica.
Died June 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Utica.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 475
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé