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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1883 in Heraklion. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (leukemia). [ref]
Gene Lockhart
Actor (1891-1957).
Born July 18th, 1891 in London. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1957 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erich von Stroheim
Austrian actor and director (1885–1957).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Vienna.
Died May 12th, 1957 at 71 years old in Maurepas (cancer).
Walter Duranty
American journalist.
Born May 25th, 1884 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1957 at 73 years old in Orlando.
Constantin Brâncuși
Romanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960).
Born February 19th, 1876 in Hobița.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris.
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867–1957).
Born March 25th, 1867 in Parma.
Died January 16th, 1957 at 89 years old in Manhattan, Riverdale (stroke).
Alfonso de Portago
Racecar driver (1928-1957).
Born October 11th, 1928 in London.
Died May 12th, 1957 at 28 years old in Guidizzolo.
Eugène Schueller
French chemist and businessman (1881–1957).
Born March 20th, 1881 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 23rd, 1957 at 76 years old in Ploubazlanec.
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957).
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña.
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead.
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Fürth.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 72 years old in Munich.
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British army general (1874-1957).
Born April 14th, 1874 in Kensington Palace.
Died January 16th, 1957 at 82 years old in London.
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states from 1923 to 1929.
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
James Middleton Cox
American politician and governor of ohio (1870–1957).
Born March 31st, 1870 in Butler County.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 87 years old in Kettering.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
American composer of austro-hungarian birth (1897-1957).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Brno. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 60 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Judy Tyler
American actress (1932–1957).
Born October 9th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 24 years old in Rock River (car collision).
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Russian imperial and greek royal.
Born January 29th, 1882 in Tsarskoye Selo. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1957 at 75 years old in Athens. [ref]
Julia Morgan
American architect and engineer (1872-1957).
Born January 20th, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Rudolf Diels
German lawyer and civil servant, first gestapo chief and protege of gestapo founder hermann göring (1900-1957).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Berghausen.
Died November 18th, 1957 at 56 years old in Katzenelnbogen (gunshot wound).
Karl Plagge
German military officer.
Born July 10th, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died June 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Darmstadt.
Rudolf Weigl
Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957).
Born September 2nd, 1883 in Přerov.
Died August 11th, 1957 at 73 years old in Zakopane.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Prince of greece and denmark (1869-1957).
Born June 24th, 1869 in Corfu.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Dedan Kimathi
Kenyan leader during the mau mau uprising (1920–1957).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Nyeri County.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 36 years old in Nairobi (hanging to death).
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka (1868–1957).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Wyndham Lewis
English painter, writer and critic (1882-1957).
Born November 18th, 1882 in Amherst. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1957 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894-1957).
Born May 2nd, 1894 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 63 years old in Las Vegas (influenza). [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling