Dead at age 57
731 Notable deaths
Johan Peter Koch
Danish arctic explorer (1870–1928).
Born January 15th, 1870 in Vestenskov.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
American herpetologist, museum curator and magazine editor.
Born March 7th, 1866 in Hastings.
Died April 8th, 1923 at 57 years old in New York City.
Hans von Greiffenberg
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893–1951).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Tuchomie. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1951 at 57 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Ihor Shamo
Ukrainian composer (1925–1982).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Kyiv (stomach cancer).
Günter Raphael
German composer.
Born April 30th, 1903 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1960 at 57 years old in Herford. [ref]
Özdemir Asaf
Turkish poet.
Born June 11th, 1923 in Ankara.
Died January 28th, 1981 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Furio Meniconi
Italian actor (1924–1981).
Born February 22nd, 1924 in Rome.
Died December 12th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rome.
Predrag Đajić
Bosnian footballer.
Born May 1st, 1922 in Sarajevo.
Died May 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Ilkka Laitinen
Finnish lieutenant general (1962-2019).
Born August 22nd, 1962 in Nurmes.
Died September 29th, 2019 at 57 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Pyotr Vershigora
Soviet general.
Born May 16th, 1905 in Olgopolsky Uyezd.
Died March 23rd, 1963 at 57 years old in Holercani.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde