In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author (1879–1957).
Born June 1st, 1879 in Dublin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Edith Abbott
American economist (1876-1957).
Born September 26th, 1876 in Grand Island.
Died July 28th, 1957 at 80 years old in Grand Island (pneumonia).
Victor Starffin
Japanese professional baseball player from russia (1916–1957).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Setagaya (railway accident).
Peter O'Connor
Irish athlete (1872–1957).
Born October 18th, 1874 in Cumbria. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1957 at 83 years old in Waterford.
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Pioneering french aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist (1881–1957).
Born November 8th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 7th, 1957 at 76 years old in Paris.
Norm Ferguson
American animator (1902–1957).
Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jerome Frank
American jurist (1889–1957).
Born September 10th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1957 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Heinrich Otto Wieland
German nobel laureate in chemistry (1877-1957).
Born June 4th, 1877 in Pforzheim.
Died August 5th, 1957 at 80 years old in Starnberg.
Helen Haye
Actress (1874-1957).
Born August 28th, 1874 in Assam Province.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 83 years old in London.
Joseph Canteloube
French composer and musicologist (1879-1957).
Born October 21st, 1879 in Annonay. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Grigny.
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
American german-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 67 years old in Rockville (myocardial infarction).
Hellmuth von Mücke
Military officer of the imperial german navy, recipient of the iron cross (1st class).
Born June 25th, 1885 in Zwickau.
Died July 30th, 1957 at 72 years old in Ahrensburg.
Maurice Audin
French mathematician and political activist (1932–1957).
Born February 14th, 1932 in Béja.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 25 years old in Algiers.
Umberto Saba
Italian poet and novelist (1883-1957).
Born March 9th, 1893 in Trieste. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1957 at 64 years old in Gorizia. [ref]
José Antonio Echeverría
Cuban revolutionary (1932-1957).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Cárdenas.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 24 years old in Havana.
Gaetano Salvemini
Italian politician (1873–1957).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Molfetta.
Died September 6th, 1957 at 83 years old in Sorrento.
Sheila Terry
American actress (1910–1957).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Warroad.
Died January 19th, 1957 at 46 years old in New York City.
Helena Normanton
British barrister, editor (1882–1957).
Born December 14th, 1882 in Forest Gate South. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1957 at 74 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Kingorō Hashimoto
Japanese officer and politician, war criminal (1890-1957).
Born February 19th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died June 29th, 1957 at 67 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Russell Hicks
American actor (1895-1957).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died June 3rd, 1957 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Joseph W. Kennedy
American chemist (1916–1957).
Born May 30th, 1916 in Nacogdoches.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague.
Kiyoshi Shiga
Japanese physician (1871-1957).
Born February 7th, 1871 in Sendai.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 85 years old in Sendai.
Serge Chaloff
American musician (1923-1957).
Born November 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died July 16th, 1957 at 33 years old in Boston (spinal cord neoplasm).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 475
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett