In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Erich Auerbach
German philologist (1892-1957).
Born November 9th, 1892 in Berlin.
Died October 13th, 1957 at 64 years old in Wallingford.
Christopher Morley
American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet.
Born May 5th, 1890 in Bryn Mawr.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 66 years old in Roslyn Estates.
Beniamino Gigli
Italian opera singer (1890–1957).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Recanati.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 67 years old in Rome.
Heinrich Bär
German luftwaffe flying ace (1913–1957).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Sommerfeld.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 44 years old in Brunswick.
Percy Hobart
British army general.
Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.
Camillo Castiglioni
Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died December 18th, 1957 at 78 years old in Rome.
Roy Campbell
South african poet (1901–1957).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Durban.
Died April 23rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Setúbal (traffic collision).
Kay Nielsen
Danish illustrator (1886–1957).
Born March 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1957 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Helene Costello
American actress (1906-1957).
Born June 21st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1957 at 50 years old in San Bernardino (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jože Plečnik
Slovenian architect.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died January 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Ljubljana.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
American actress, model and dancer (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Berkley.
Died June 12th, 1957 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hughie Gallacher
Scottish footballer (1903-1957).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Bellshill.
Died June 11th, 1957 at 54 years old in Gateshead.
Dorothy Sebastian
American actress (1903-1957).
Born April 26th, 1903 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Walther Bothe
German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957).
Born January 8th, 1891 in Oranienburg.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
William Eythe
American actor (1918-1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis).
Grant Mitchell
American actor (1874-1957).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Eric Coates
British composer.
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Dorothy Richardson
Writer.
Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.
Eugenio Castellotti
Italian racecar driver.
Born October 10th, 1930 in Lodi.
Died March 14th, 1957 at 26 years old in Modena (car collision).
Washington Luís
President of brazil from 1926 to 1930.
Born October 26th, 1869 in Macaé.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 87 years old in São Paulo.
Musidora
Actress, writer, producer (1889–1957).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Frank País
Cuban revolutionary (1934-1957).
Born December 7th, 1934 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died July 30th, 1957 at 22 years old in Santiago de Cuba (gunshot wound).
Ned Sparks
Actor (1883-1957).
Born November 19th, 1883 in Guelph.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 73 years old in Victorville.
Édouard Herriot
French radical politician (1872-1957).
Born July 5th, 1872 in Troyes. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1957 at 84 years old in Saint-Genis-Laval. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 444
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell