Dead at age 57

730 Notable deaths

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945-2003).

Born July 15th, 1945 in Augsburg.

Died June 5th, 2003 at 57 years old in Marl-Loemühle Airport (falling).

Wes

Cameroonian musician (1964-2021).

Born January 15th, 1964 in Mouataba, Douala.

Died June 25th, 2021 at 57 years old in Alençon. [ref]

Lascelles Abercrombie

English poet, academic, literary critic (1881-1938).

Born January 9th, 1881 in Ashton upon Mersey.

Died October 27th, 1938 at 57 years old in Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.

Shinji Aoyama

Japanese film director and novelist (1964-2022).

Born July 13th, 1964 in Kitakyūshū.

Died March 21st, 2022 at 57 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Lucien Goldmann

Romanian-french philosopher.

Born July 20th, 1913 in Bucharest.

Died October 8th, 1970 at 57 years old in Paris.

Ludwig Kübler

German general (1889-1947).

Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.

Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).

Kage Baker

American writer.

Born June 10th, 1952 in Hollywood.

Died January 31st, 2010 at 57 years old in San Luis Obispo County (uterine cancer). [ref]

Emil Leon Post

Polish-born american logician (1897–1954).

Born February 11th, 1897 in Augustów. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1954 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]

Koyo Kouoh

Cameroonian and swiss curator.

Born December 24th, 1967 in Douala. [ref]

Died May 10th, 2025 at 57 years old in Basel. [ref]

Robert Joffrey

Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988.

Born December 24th, 1930 in Seattle.

Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).

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