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In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
John Marshall
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 29th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 26 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Gaetano De Sanctis
Italian historian and politician (1870–1957).
Born October 15th, 1870 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1957 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sem Dresden
Dutch composer (1881-1957).
Born April 20th, 1881 in Amsterdam.
Died July 30th, 1957 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Clarence Walker
Boxer.
Born December 13th, 1898 in Gqeberha.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 58 years old in Roodepoort.
Louis Fürnberg
Czechoslovak-german poet, author and diplomat.
Born May 24th, 1909 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1957 at 48 years old in Weimar. [ref]
Maurice Pic
French entomologist (1866–1957).
Born March 23rd, 1866 in Digoin.
Died December 29th, 1957 at 91 years old in Paris.
Sten Selander
Swedish writer and biologist (1891–1957).
Born July 1st, 1891 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died April 8th, 1957 at 65 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Archie Robertson
Scottish long-distance runner.
Born April 19th, 1879 in Sheffield.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 77 years old in Peterborough.
Lucien Pothier
French racing cyclist (1883–1957).
Born January 15th, 1883 in Cuy. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1957 at 74 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Marianne Löfgren
Swedish actress (1910–1957).
Born February 24th, 1910 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1957 at 47 years old in Solna. [ref]
Hjalmar Johansson
Sportsman (1874–1957).
Born January 20th, 1874 in Karlskrona.
Died September 30th, 1957 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Erik Tuxen
Danish musician (1902–1957).
Born July 4th, 1902 in Mannheim.
Died August 28th, 1957 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
Guillermo Saavedra
Chilean footballer (1903-1957).
Born November 5th, 1903 in Rancagua.
Died May 12th, 1957 at 53 years old in Casablanca (myocardial infarction).
Otto Steffen
American gymnast (1874–1957).
Born August 9th, 1874 in Idar-Oberstein.
Died November 7th, 1957 at 83 years old in Buffalo.
Anna Pankratova
Russian historian (1897–1957).
Born February 16th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died May 25th, 1957 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Banfi
Italian philosopher and politician (1886-1957).
Born September 30th, 1886 in Vimercate.
Died July 22nd, 1957 at 70 years old in Milan.
Albert Béguin
Swiss french scholar and literary critic (1901-1957).
Born July 17th, 1901 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died May 3rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Rome.
Amvrosy Buchma
Ukrainian soviet actor and film director (1891-1957).
Born March 14th, 1891 in Lviv.
Died January 6th, 1957 at 65 years old in Kyiv (Parkinson's disease).
Hans Bergen
German general and knight's cross recipient (1890–1957).
Born March 5th, 1890 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1957 at 66 years old in Landshut.
Bjørn Helland-Hansen
Norwegian oceanographer (1877-1957).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Christiania.
Died September 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Bergen.
Pedro Opaso
Chilean politician (1876-1957).
Born July 20th, 1876 in Talca.
Died April 9th, 1957 at 80 years old in Santiago.
C. Wayland Brooks
American politician, illinois (1897-1957).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bureau County.
Died January 14th, 1957 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Huug de Groot
Dutch footballer (1890-1957).
Born May 7th, 1890 in Rotterdam.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 66 years old in Scheveningen.
Felix Bryk
Austrian-swedish entomologist and anthropologist (1882-1957).
Born January 21st, 1882 in Vienna.
Died January 13th, 1957 at 74 years old in Stockholm.
Jorge Sarmiento
Peruvian footballer (1900–1957).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Lima.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 54 years old
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