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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Alfred Döblin
German expressionist novelist.
Born August 10th, 1878 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1957 at 78 years old in Emmendingen. [ref]
Alfonso Bedoya
Mexican actor (1904–1957).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Sonora.
Died December 15th, 1957 at 53 years old in Mexico City.
Max Amann
German politician (nsdap), mdr and journalist (1891–1957).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Munich.
Died March 29th, 1957 at 65 years old in Munich.
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Italian aeronautical engineer.
Died October 27th, 1957 at 71 years old in Rome.
Kurt von Tippelskirch
German world war ii general (1891–1957).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Charlottenburg borough, Charlottenburg.
Died May 10th, 1957 at 65 years old in Lüneburg.
Qi Baishi
Chinese painter (1864-1957).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County.
Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing.
Maurice Garin
French cyclist (1871–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1871 in Arvier.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 85 years old in Lens. [ref]
František Kupka
Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957).
Born September 23rd, 1871 in Opočno. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1957 at 85 years old in Puteaux. [ref]
Jack Buchanan
British actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh.
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm).
Ezio Pinza
Italian opera singer (1892-1957).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1957 at 64 years old in Stamford (stroke). [ref]
Hermann Buhl
Austrian mountaineer (1924-1957).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 32 years old in Chogolisa. [ref]
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Austrian archduke (1895-1957).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Brno.
Died September 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Freguesia de Carcavelos.
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer).
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878–1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957).
Born April 15th, 1874 in Freihung.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Traunstein.
Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 94 years old in Oberägeri. [ref]
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957).
Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral.
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
George Samuel Clason
American businessman and writer (1874–1957).
Born November 7th, 1874 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1957 at 82 years old in Napa. [ref]
Sholem Asch
Polish-jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the yiddish language (1880-1957).
Born November 1st, 1880 in Kutno.
Died July 10th, 1957 at 76 years old in London.
Johann Rattenhuber
German ss general (1897-1957).
Born April 30th, 1897 in Oberhaching.
Died June 30th, 1957 at 60 years old in Munich.
Jack Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1871-1957).
Born August 29th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1957 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 444
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé