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In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author.
Born July 1st, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing. [ref]
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.
Fritz Katzmann
German general (1906-1957).
Born May 6th, 1906 in Langendreer.
Died September 19th, 1957 at 51 years old in Darmstadt.
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.
Norm Ferguson
American animator.
Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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.
Helen Haye
Actress.
Born August 28th, 1874 in Assam Province.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
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).
Heinrich Otto Wieland
German nobel laureate in chemistry (1877-1957).
Born June 4th, 1877 in Pforzheim. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1957 at 80 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Umberto Saba
Italian poet and novelist (1883-1957).
Born March 9th, 1883 in Trieste. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Gorizia. [ref]
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.
Sheila Terry
American actress (1910–1957).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Warroad.
Died January 19th, 1957 at 46 years old in New York City.
Gaetano Salvemini
Italian politician (1873-1957).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Molfetta. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1957 at 83 years old in Sorrento. [ref]
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]
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).
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).
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.
Joseph W. Kennedy
American scientist.
Born May 30th, 1916 in Nacogdoches.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Kiyoshi Shiga
Japanese physician (1871-1957).
Born February 7th, 1871 in Sendai.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Marija Jurić Zagorka
Croatian journalist, novelist, dramatist (1873–1957).
Born March 2nd, 1873 in Negovec.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
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.
Heinrich Campendonk
Dutch painter of german birth (1889–1957).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Krefeld.
Died May 9th, 1957 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903–1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
Alan Wace
British archaeologist (1879-1957).
Born July 13th, 1879 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1957 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 444
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi