In the year 1957
445 Notable deaths
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Anne Schaefer
American actress (1870-1957).
Born July 10th, 1870 in St. Louis.
Died May 3rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
James Vincent
Actor, film director (1882-1957).
Born July 19th, 1882 in Springfield.
Died July 12th, 1957 at 74 years old in New York City.
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist.
Born July 6th, 1876 in Little Ribston, Yorkshire. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1957 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Frederick Burton
American actor (1871-1957).
Born October 20th, 1871 in Indianapolis.
Died October 23rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
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.
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.
Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Dutch politician (1872-1957).
Born August 7th, 1872 in The Hague. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1957 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Otto Landsberg
Justice minister of germany (1869-1957).
Born December 4th, 1869 in Rybnik.
Died December 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Baarn.
Ted Meredith
American athletics competitor (1891–1957).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Chester Heights.
Died November 2nd, 1957 at 65 years old in Camden.
Wiljo Tuompo
World war ii general for finland.
Born September 23rd, 1893 in Pornainen.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Louise Schroeder
German politician (1887-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1887 in Altona.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Wilhelm Nusselt
German engineer (1882–1957).
Born November 25th, 1882 in Nuremberg.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 74 years old in Munich.
Irving Baxter
Athletics competitor.
Born March 25th, 1876 in Utica.
Died June 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Utica.
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.
Grigore Gafencu
Romanian politician (1892–1957).
Born January 30th, 1892 in Bârlad.
Died January 30th, 1957 at 65 years old in Paris.
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Us tennis player (1890–1957).
Born January 7th, 1890 in Carson City.
Died December 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hermosa Beach.
Martin Wagner
German architect (1885-1957).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Olive Dennis
American engineer (1885-1957).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Chester.
Died November 5th, 1957 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
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.
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras.
Born March 27th, 1885 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
José Lins do Rego
Brazilian writer.
Born July 3rd, 1901 in Pilar, Paraíba.
Died September 12th, 1957 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Reginald Aldworth Daly
Canadian geologist (1871–1957).
Born March 18th, 1871 in Greater Napanee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Grigory Landsberg
Soviet physicist.
Born January 22nd, 1890 in Vologda.
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 67 years old in Moscow.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull