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Dead at age 57
975 Notable deaths
Willie Ormond
Scottish footballer (1927-1984).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Falkirk.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 57 years old in Musselburgh.
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 to death).
Louis Wigfall
American politician (1816–1874).
Born April 21st, 1816 in Edgefield.
Died February 18th, 1874 at 57 years old in Galveston.
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).
Archduke Albrecht Franz, Hereditary Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1897-1955).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tage Danielsson
Swedish actor, writer and director (1928–1985).
Born February 5th, 1928.
Died October 13th, 1985 at 57 years old in Lidingö Parish (melanoma).
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhist (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
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