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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Arnold van Gennep
French ethnographer and folklorist (1873–1957).
Born April 24th, 1873 in Ludwigsburg.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Épernay.
Märta Torén
Swedish actress (1925-1957).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 30 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage).
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Leslie Hore-Belisha
British politician (1893-1957).
Born September 7th, 1893 in Hampstead.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 63 years old in Reims (cerebral hemorrhage).
David Bomberg
British painter (1890-1957).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Birmingham.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 66 years old in London.
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford.
Oliver St. John Gogarty
Irish physician, writer and politician (1878-1957).
Born August 17th, 1878 in Dublin. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Cameron Menzies
American film production designer and art director (1896-1957).
Born July 29th, 1896 in New Haven.
Died March 5th, 1957 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
James Armand de Rothschild
French-born british politician and philanthropist (1878-1957).
Born December 1st, 1878 in Paris.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 78 years old in London.
Paja Jovanović
Serbian painter (1859-1957).
Born June 16th, 1859 in Vršac. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1957 at 98 years old in Vienna.
Georges Hébert
French physical educator.
Born April 27th, 1875 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1957 at 82 years old in Tourgéville. [ref]
Moša Pijade
Prominent yugoslavian/serbian communist (1890–1957).
Born January 4th, 1890 in Belgrade.
Died March 15th, 1957 at 67 years old in Paris.
John Middleton Murry
English writer.
Born August 6th, 1889 in Peckham. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Bavarian royal and military general (1875–1957).
Born October 10th, 1875 in Starnberg.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 81 years old in Starnberg.
Bertha Krupp
German business woman (1886–1957).
Born March 29th, 1886 in Essen.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Essen.
Kenneth Roberts
American writer (1885–1957).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Kennebunkport.
Died July 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Kennebunkport.
Francis Burton Harrison
American-filipino politician (1873–1957).
Born December 18th, 1873 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Hunterdon Medical Center.
Walter F. George
American politician (1878-1957).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Preston.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 79 years old in Vienna.
José Leandro Andrade
Uruguayan footballer.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Salto.
Died October 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Charles Brabin
British-american film director (1882–1957).
Born April 17th, 1882 in Liverpool.
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 75 years old in Santa Monica.
Joyce Cary
Anglo-irish writer (1888-1957).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Derry.
Died March 29th, 1957 at 68 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Pavel Tchelitchew
Russian artist (1898-1957).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Dubrovka.
Died August 1st, 1957 at 58 years old in Grottaferrata.
Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nasir as-Sa'di
Sunni muslim scholar.
Born September 8th, 1889 in Unaizah.
Died January 24th, 1957 at 67 years old in Unaizah.
Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Dennis Brain
British virtuoso horn player (1921-1957).
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
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