In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (1877–1957).
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Charles Pathé
French businessman (1863–1957).
Born December 26th, 1863 in Chevry-Cossigny.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 93 years old in Monte Carlo.
Elisabeth Hesselblad
Swedish religious foundress (1870–1957).
Born June 4th, 1870 in Fåglavik.
Died April 24th, 1957 at 86 years old in Rome.
Dennis Brain
British horn player.
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Cora Witherspoon
Actress (1890-1957).
Born January 5th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 67 years old in Las Cruces.
O. G. S. Crawford
British archaeologist (1886-1957).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Mumbai.
Died November 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Nursling.
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prussian princess (1887-1957).
Born April 21st, 1887 in Thumby.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 69 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
James Connolly
American triple jumper (1868-1957).
Born October 28th, 1868 in Boston.
Died January 20th, 1957 at 88 years old in Brookline.
Adolfas Ramanauskas
Lithuanian general (1918–1957).
Born March 6th, 1918 in New Britain. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 39 years old in Vilnius.
Donald MacBride
American actor (1893–1957).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Brooklyn.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Vertinsky
Ukrainian, russian & soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor (1889-1957).
Born March 20th, 1889 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
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]
Lightner Witmer
American psychologist (1867-1957).
Born June 28th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1957 at 90 years old in Philadelphia.
Gheorghe Tătărescu
Romanian politician (1886–1957).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Târgu Jiu.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 64 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Patrick Abercrombie
British architect (1879–1957).
Born June 6th, 1879 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Died March 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aston Tirrold.
Kenneth McKellar
American politician (1869–1957).
Born January 29th, 1869 in Richmond. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Roy Worters
Canadian ice hockey player (1900–1957).
Born October 19th, 1900 in Toronto.
Died November 7th, 1957 at 57 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Rudolf Schmidt
German general.
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
Frances Theresa Densmore
American anthropologist and ethnologist (1867-1957).
Born May 21st, 1867 in Red Wing. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1957 at 90 years old in Red Wing. [ref]
Billy Bevan
Australian american film actor (1887–1957).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Orange.
Died November 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Escondido.
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer (1889–1957).
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood.
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Joseph Tyrrell
Canadian geologist (1858–1957).
Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.
Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.
Antonín Zápotocký
Czech politician (1884–1957).
Born December 19th, 1884 in Zákolany.
Died November 13th, 1957 at 72 years old in Prague.
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
George Bacovia
Romanian writer and poet.
Born September 17th, 1881 in Bacău.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 475
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown