In the year 1957
475 Notable deaths
Abane Ramdane
Algerian politician (1920-1957).
Born June 10th, 1920 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen.
Died December 27th, 1957 at 37 years old in Tétouan.
Jack Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1871-1957).
Born August 29th, 1871 in London.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 85 years old in Dublin.
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.
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.
Jacques Fesch
French murderer and servant of god.
Born April 6th, 1930 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died October 1st, 1957 at 27 years old in La Santé Prison (decapitation by guillotine).
José Linhares
President of brazil (1945-1946).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Baturité.
Died January 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Caxambu.
Caroline Haslett
British electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator, editor (1895–1957).
Born August 17th, 1895 in Worth. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1957 at 61 years old in Bungay. [ref]
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903–1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
Óscar Domínguez
Spanish surrealist painter (1906–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1957 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
Metodija Andonov-Čento
Macedonian politician (1902-1957).
Born August 17th, 1902 in Prilep.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 54 years old in Prilep (stomach cancer).
Alan Wace
British archaeologist (1879–1957).
Born July 13th, 1879 in England, Cambridge.
Died November 9th, 1957 at 78 years old in Greece, Athens.
Franz Borkenau
Austrian writer (1900–1957).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 56 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Mie
German physicist (1868-1957).
Born September 29th, 1868 in Rostock. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1957 at 88 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Leo Perutz
Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1882 in Prague.
Died August 25th, 1957 at 74 years old
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
American bacteriologist (1877-1957).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Boston.
Died January 8th, 1957 at 79 years old in New Haven.
Avetik Isahakyan
Soviet armenian poet (1875-1957).
Born October 30th, 1875 in Gyumri.
Died October 17th, 1957 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Arthur Lyon Bowley
English statistician and economist (1869–1957).
Born November 6th, 1869 in Bristol.
Died January 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Surrey.
Carl Størmer
Norwegian geophysicist and mathematician (1874-1957).
Born September 3rd, 1874 in Skien.
Died August 13th, 1957 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Raymond Griffith
American actor (1895–1957).
Born January 23rd, 1895 in Boston.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (choking).
Alfred Eckhard Zimmern
British academic (1879-1957).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Surbiton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1957 at 78 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Christian Hülsmeyer
German inventor and entrepreneur (1881-1957).
Born December 25th, 1881 in Eydelstedt.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 75 years old in Ahrweiler.
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Wilhelm Filchner
German explorer (1877-1957).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Zurich.
George Allison
English football manager (1883–1957).
Born October 24th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 73 years old in London.
Alice Milliat
Pioneer of women's sport (1884–1957).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Nantes. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1957 at 73 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 225 of 475
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht