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In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya
Belarusian painter (1872-1957).
Born February 12th, 1872. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1957 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Grigory Arutyunov
First secretary:communist party/armenian ssr (1900–1957).
Born November 7th, 1900 in Telavi.
Died November 9th, 1957 at 57 years old in Tbilisi.
Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker
British phycologist (1901–1957).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Leigh.
Died September 14th, 1957 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Guillaume Grandidier
French geographer, ethnologist, zoologist (1873–1957).
Died September 13th, 1957 at 84 years old in Paris.
Félix Goblet d'Alviella
Fencer, lawyer, politician (1884–1957).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Ixelles.
Died February 7th, 1957 at 72 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Maurice Peeters
Dutch racing cyclist (1882–1957).
Born May 5th, 1882 in Antwerp.
Died December 6th, 1957 at 75 years old in Leidschendam.
Bedřich Šupčík
Gymnast (1898–1957).
Born October 22nd, 1898 in Trumau. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1957 at 58 years old in Horosedly. [ref]
Nico Bouvy
Dutch footballer (1892-1957).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Banda Islands.
Died June 14th, 1957 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Vladimir Lugovskoy
Russian writer (1901–1957).
Born July 1st, 1901 in Moscow.
Died June 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Yalta.
Charles Russell
Australian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach, referee and administrator (1884–1957).
Born December 5th, 1884 in St Peters.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Emilie Desjeux
French painter (1861-1957).
Born October 9th, 1861 in Bussy-en-Othe.
Died April 23rd, 1957 at 95 years old in Bussy-en-Othe.
Ludwig Trautmann
Actor (1885-1957).
Born November 22nd, 1885 in Dachsbach.
Died January 24th, 1957 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Choe Nam-seon
Korean historian (1890–1957).
Born April 26th, 1890 in Seoul.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Seoul.
James George Needham
American entomologist (1868–1957).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Virginia.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 89 years old in Ithaca.
Demetrio Neyra
Peruvian footballer (1908-1957).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Lima.
Died September 27th, 1957 at 48 years old in Lima.
Harold Annison
British swimmer (1895–1957).
Born December 27th, 1895 in London Borough of Hackney. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1957 at 61 years old in Lancing. [ref]
Gaston Aumoitte
French croquet player (1884–1957).
Born December 19th, 1884 in Hanoi.
Died December 30th, 1957 at 73 years old in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Nils Ahnlund
Swedish historian and hymnwriter (1889–1957).
Born August 23rd, 1889 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1957 at 67 years old in Västerled.
James Vincent
Actor and film director (1882-1957).
Born July 19th, 1882 in Springfield.
Died July 12th, 1957 at 74 years old in New York City.
Naima Sahlbom
Swedish chemist and peace activist (1871-1957).
Born May 15th, 1871 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1957 at 85 years old in Stockholm.
Evgenii Eduardovich Bertels
Soviet-russian orientalist (1890-1957).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 7th, 1957 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Serafina Dávalos
Paraguayan lawyer and feminist.
Born September 9th, 1877 in Coronel Oviedo.
Died September 27th, 1957 at 80 years old
Isolde Frölian
Gymnast (1908-1957).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Dresden.
Died November 6th, 1957 at 49 years old in Dresden.
Viktor Smeds
Finnish artistic gymnast (1885–1957).
Born September 18th, 1885 in Petalax.
Died February 22nd, 1957 at 71 years old in Helsinki.
John Svanberg
Swedish long-distance runner.
Born May 1st, 1881 in Klara Church Parish.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
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