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In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
American zoologist (1862–1957).
Born December 7th, 1862 in Iowa City.
Died October 26th, 1957 at 94 years old in Lantana.
Viggo Larsen
Danish actor and film director (1880–1957).
Born August 14th, 1880 in Copenhagen.
Died January 6th, 1957 at 76 years old in Copenhagen.
Herbert MacKay-Fraser
American racecar driver.
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Recife.
Died July 14th, 1957 at 30 years old in Reims.
Thit Jensen
Danish writer (1876-1957).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Farsø.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 81 years old in Bagsværd.
Carl Bonde
Equestrian (1872-1957).
Born April 28th, 1872 in Stockholm.
Died June 13th, 1957 at 85 years old in Sundsvall.
Ernst Nobs
Swiss politician, member of the swiss federal council (1886–1957).
Born July 14th, 1886 in Seedorf.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Meilen.
Piero Carini
Italian racing driver (1921–1957).
Born March 6th, 1921 in Genoa.
Died May 30th, 1957 at 36 years old in Saint-Étienne.
Roger Vercel
French novelist (1894-1957).
Born January 8th, 1894 in Le Mans.
Died February 26th, 1957 at 63 years old in Dinan.
Jean de Sperati
Italian stamp forger (1884–1957).
Born October 14th, 1884 in Pistoia.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 72 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Arie de Jong
Volapükist from the netherlands (1865-1957).
Born October 18th, 1865 in Jakarta.
Died October 12th, 1957 at 91 years old in Putten.
Walter Oliver
New zealand naturalist, ornithologist, malacologist and museum curator (1883–1957).
Born September 7th, 1883 in Launceston.
Died May 16th, 1957 at 73 years old in Wellington.
Andrzej Bursa
Polish poet, writer, playwright and journalist (1932-1957).
Born March 21st, 1932 in Kraków.
Died November 15th, 1957 at 25 years old in Kraków (disease).
Giovanni Mercati
Catholic cardinal (1866–1957).
Born December 17th, 1866 in Reggio Emilia.
Died August 23rd, 1957 at 90 years old in Rome.
Antanas Vienuolis
Lithuanian writer (1882–1957).
Born April 19th, 1882 in Ažuožeriai.
Died August 17th, 1957 at 75 years old in Anykščiai.
Mary Proctor
British astronomer (1862–1957).
Born April 1st, 1862 in Dublin.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 95 years old in Finchley.
Bok de Korver
Dutch footballer (1883-1957).
Born January 27th, 1883 in Rotterdam.
Died October 22nd, 1957 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau
German equestrian (1884–1957).
Born November 27th, 1884 in Berlin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Tihon Konstantinov
Soviet politician (1898–1957).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Khoroshe.
Died January 20th, 1957 at 58 years old in Chișinău.
Michalis Dorizas
Athletics competitor (1886–1957).
Born April 16th, 1886 in Constantinople.
Died October 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Philadelphia.
Bill Whitehouse
British racing driver.
Born April 1st, 1909 in London.
Died July 14th, 1957 at 48 years old in Reims-Gueux.
Henry Février
French composer (1875-1957).
Born October 2nd, 1875 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 6th, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris.
Kokei Kobayashi
Japanese painter (1883-1957).
Born February 11th, 1883 in Jōetsu-shi.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Harry Watson
Ice hockey player (1898–1957).
Born September 11th, 1898 in St. John's.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 59 years old in London.
Natanael Berg
Swedish composer (1879-1957).
Born February 9th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died October 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 475
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy