In the year 1957
444 Notable deaths
Franz Borkenau
Austrian writer (1900–1957).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 56 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
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]
José Linhares
President of brazil (1945-1946).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Baturité.
Died January 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Caxambu.
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).
Metodija Andonov-Čento
Macedonian politician (1902-1957).
Born August 17th, 1902 in Prilep.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 54 years old in Prilep (cancer).
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]
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.
Leo Perutz
Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1882 in Prague.
Died August 25th, 1957 at 74 years old
Caroline Haslett
British electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator, editor.
Born August 17th, 1895 in Worth. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1957 at 61 years old in Bungay. [ref]
Carl Størmer
Norwegian geophysicist and mathematician (1874-1957).
Born September 3rd, 1874 in Skien. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1957 at 82 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Raymond Griffith
American actor (1895–1957).
Born January 23rd, 1895 in Boston.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (choking).
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
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]
Théophile de Donder
Belgian physicist.
Born August 19th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1957 at 84 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Wilhelm Filchner
German explorer (1877-1957).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Alexander Goedicke
Russian composer of german origin (1877-1957).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 1957 at 80 years old in Moscow.
George Allison
English football manager (1883–1957).
Born October 24th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 73 years old in London.
Camil Petrescu
Romanian playwright, novelist, philosopher and poet (1894–1957).
Born April 21st, 1894 in Bucharest.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 63 years old in Bucharest.
Christian Hülsmeyer
German inventor and entrepreneur (1881-1957).
Born December 25th, 1881 in Eydelstedt.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 75 years old in Ahrweiler.
Duchess Sophie Adelheid, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
German princess (1875–1957).
Born February 22nd, 1875 in Possenhofen.
Died September 4th, 1957 at 82 years old in Seefeld Castle.
Robert Lowie
American anthropologist.
Born June 12th, 1883 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1957 at 74 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Gus Schilling
American comedian (1908-1957).
Born June 20th, 1908 in New York City.
Died June 16th, 1957 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé