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In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Michel d'Herbigny
Catholic bishop (1880–1957).
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
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.
Paul Bildt
German actor (1885-1957).
Born May 19th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 71 years old in East Berlin.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir
Icelandic environmentalist.
Born February 24th, 1871 in Brattholt.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 86 years old in Hafnarfjörður.
R. S. Lull
Paleontologist (1867-1957).
Born November 6th, 1867 in Annapolis.
Died April 22nd, 1957 at 89 years old
Edna Marion
American actress (1906-1957).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died December 2nd, 1957 at 50 years old in Hollywood.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vivian Rich
Actress (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Philadelphia.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
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.
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).
Walter Jakobsson
Finnish figure skater (1882–1957).
Born February 6th, 1882 in Helsinki.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 75 years old in Zurich.
Kurt Vespermann
Actor (1887-1957).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Chełmża.
Died July 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Otto Nuschke
German politician (1883-1957).
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Frohburg.
Died December 27th, 1957 at 74 years old in Nieder Neuendorf.
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
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]
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.
Yves Mirande
French actor (1876–1957).
Born May 8th, 1876 in Bagneux. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris.
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).
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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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus