In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1875–1957).
Born December 7th, 1875 in Balıkesir. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1957 at 81 years old in Istanbul (pneumonia).
Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
120th syriac orthodox patriarch of antioch (1887–1957).
Born June 15th, 1887 in Mosul.
Died June 23rd, 1957 at 70 years old in Homs.
Viktor von Weizsäcker
German physiologist (1886-1957).
Born April 21st, 1886 in Stuttgart.
Died January 9th, 1957 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
R. S. Lull
Paleontologist (1867-1957).
Born November 6th, 1867 in Annapolis.
Died April 22nd, 1957 at 89 years old
Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza
Minister of foreign affairs (1888-1957).
Born March 31st, 1888 in Cartagena.
Died June 5th, 1957 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Paul Bildt
German actor (1885-1957).
Born May 19th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 71 years old in East Berlin.
János Brenner
Hungarian cistercian and catholic martyr (1931–1957).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Szombathely.
Died December 15th, 1957 at 25 years old in Zsida (stab wound).
Pedro Segura y Sáenz
Catholic cardinal (1880-1957).
Born December 4th, 1880 in Carazo. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1957 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Edna Marion
American actress (1906-1957).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died December 2nd, 1957 at 50 years old in Hollywood.
José Patricio Guggiari
31.° president of paraguay (1928-1932).
Born March 17th, 1884 in Asunción.
Died October 29th, 1957 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Otto Nuschke
German politician (1883-1957).
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Frohburg.
Died December 27th, 1957 at 74 years old in Nieder Neuendorf.
Augusto Samuel Boyd
President of panama (1879-1957).
Born August 1st, 1879 in Panama City.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 77 years old in Panama City.
Vivian Rich
Actress (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Philadelphia.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
Leo Longanesi
Italian journalist, painter, film director, screenwriter, author, illustrator and publisher (1905–1957).
Born August 30th, 1905 in Bagnacavallo.
Died September 27th, 1957 at 52 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Herbert MacKay-Fraser
American racecar driver.
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Recife.
Died July 14th, 1957 at 30 years old in Reims.
Walter Jakobsson
Finnish figure skater (1882–1957).
Born February 6th, 1882 in Helsinki.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 75 years old in Zurich.
William Alphonso Murrill
American botanist and mycologist (1869–1957).
Born November 13th, 1869 in Lynchburg.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Gainesville.
Josef Skupa
Czech theatre director and manager and puppeteer (1892–1957).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Strakonice. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1957 at 64 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Vespermann
Actor (1887-1957).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Chełmża.
Died July 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
American zoologist (1862–1957).
Born December 7th, 1862 in Iowa City.
Died October 26th, 1957 at 94 years old in Lantana.
Yves Mirande
French actor (1876–1957).
Born May 8th, 1876 in Bagneux. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris.
Leo Goodwin
American swimmer (1883-1957).
Born November 13th, 1883 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1957 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut