Dead at age 57

731 Notable deaths

Heinrich Rubens

German physicist (1865-1922).

Born March 30th, 1865 in Wiesbaden.

Died July 17th, 1922 at 57 years old in Berlin (leukemia).

Leo Wright

American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (1933-1991).

Born December 14th, 1933 in Wichita Falls.

Died January 4th, 1991 at 57 years old in Vienna.

Naftali Temu

Kenyan long-distance runner.

Born April 20th, 1945 in Nyamira county.

Died March 10th, 2003 at 57 years old in Nairobi (prostate cancer).

John Tait Robertson

Scottish football player and manager (1877-1935).

Born February 25th, 1877 in Dumbarton.

Died January 24th, 1935 at 57 years old in Wiltshire.

Lester Allen

American actor (1891-1949).

Born November 17th, 1891 in Utica.

Died November 6th, 1949 at 57 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).

Samuel S. Wilks

American mathematician (1906-1964).

Born June 17th, 1906 in Little Elm.

Died March 7th, 1964 at 57 years old in Princeton.

Bernard Griffin

Catholic cardinal (1899–1956).

Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham.

Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator (1872–1929).

Born January 11th, 1872 in London Borough of Bromley.

Died January 24th, 1929 at 57 years old in Menton. [ref]

Charles King

American vaudeville and broadway actor (1886-1944).

Born October 31st, 1886 in New York City.

Died January 11th, 1944 at 57 years old in London.

Hanna Neumann

German australian mathematician (1914–1971).

Born February 12th, 1914 in Berlin.

Died November 14th, 1971 at 57 years old in Ottawa.

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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling