In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Abane Ramdane
Algerian politician (1920-1957).
Born June 10th, 1920 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen.
Died December 27th, 1957 at 37 years old in Tétouan.
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Pedro Infante
Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957).
Born November 18th, 1917 in Sinaloa, Mazatlán.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 39 years old in Mérida (aviation accident).
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Kurt Pettersén
Swedish olympic wrestler (1916-1957).
Born June 21st, 1916 in Borås.
Died November 15th, 1957 at 41 years old in Borås (cancer).
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Victor Starffin
Japanese professional baseball player from russia (1916–1957).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Setagaya (railway accident).
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemalan president (1914-1957).
Born November 4th, 1914 in Quetzaltenango.
Died July 26th, 1957 at 42 years old in Guatemala City.
Heinrich Bär
German luftwaffe flying ace (1913–1957).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Sommerfeld.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 44 years old in Brunswick.
József Palotás
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died November 16th, 1957 at 46 years old in Budapest.
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]
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]
Demetrio Neyra
Peruvian footballer (1908-1957).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Lima.
Died September 27th, 1957 at 48 years old in Lima.
Isolde Frölian
Gymnast (1908-1957).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Dresden.
Died November 6th, 1957 at 49 years old in Dresden.
Ramon Magsaysay
President of the philippines from 1953 to 1957.
Born August 31st, 1907 in Iba.
Died March 17th, 1957 at 49 years old in Mount Manunggal (aircraft crash).
Álvaro Gestido
Uruguayan footballer (1907-1957).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 49 years old in Santa Clara de Olimar.
Walter Nausch
Austrian footballer (1907-1957).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died July 11th, 1957 at 50 years old in Obertraun (myocardial infarction).
Óscar Domínguez
Spanish surrealist painter (1906–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1957 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
José Nehin
Argentine footballer (1905-1957).
Born October 13th, 1905 in San Juan.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 52 years old (electrocution).
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).
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905–1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville.
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction).
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican painter, caricaturist and art historian (1904–1957).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1957 at 52 years old [ref]
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé