In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Stefan I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian priest (1878-1957).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Shiroka laka (village).
Died May 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Banya.
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras.
Born March 27th, 1885 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
Martin Wagner
German architect (1885-1957).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Reginald Aldworth Daly
Canadian geologist (1871–1957).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Greater Napanee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Tokutomi Sohō
Japanese writer (1863–1957).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Minamata, Kamimashiki district.
Died November 2nd, 1957 at 94 years old in Atami.
Grigory Landsberg
Soviet physicist.
Born January 22nd, 1890 in Vologda.
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 67 years old in Moscow.
José Lins do Rego
Brazilian writer (1901–1957).
Died September 12th, 1957 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Olive Dennis
American engineer (1885-1957).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Chester.
Died November 5th, 1957 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Itala Mela
Italian benedictine oblate, mystic, and theologian (1904–1957).
Born August 24th, 1904 in La Spezia.
Died April 29th, 1957 at 52 years old in La Spezia.
Elena Barulina
Russian botanist.
Born July 25th, 1895 in Saratov.
Died July 9th, 1957 at 61 years old in Saratov, Moscow.
Naile Sultan
Ottoman noble (1884–1957).
Born January 9th, 1884 in Istanbul.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Oldřich Duras
Czech chess player (1882–1957).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Pchery.
Died January 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Prague.
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Michel d'Herbigny
Catholic bishop (1880–1957).
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Otto Suhr
Mayor of berlin (1894-1957).
Born August 17th, 1894 in Oldenburg.
Died August 30th, 1957 at 63 years old in Berlin, West Berlin (leukemia).
Álvaro Gestido
Uruguayan footballer (1907-1957).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 49 years old in Santa Clara de Olimar.
Zenón Noriega Agüero
President of peru (1900-1957).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Jesús District. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1957 at 56 years old in Lima. [ref]
Lőrinc Szabó
Hungarian poet, translator (1900–1957).
Born March 31st, 1900 in Miskolc.
Died October 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Sigríður Tómasdóttir
Icelandic environmentalist.
Born February 24th, 1871 in Brattholt.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 86 years old in Hafnarfjörður.
Walter Nausch
Austrian footballer (1907-1957).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died July 11th, 1957 at 50 years old in Obertraun (myocardial infarction).
Edvard Persson
Swedish actor and singer (1888-1957).
Born January 17th, 1888 in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 69 years old in Jonstorp. [ref]
Mikhail Gnesin
Russian jewish composer and teacher (1883–1957).
Born February 2nd, 1883 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Bucherer
German physicist (1863–1927).
Born July 9th, 1863 in Cologne.
Died April 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Bonn.
Käthe Dorsch
German actress (1890–1957).
Born December 29th, 1890 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 66 years old in Vienna.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci