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Dead at age 57
965 Notable deaths
Karl Baedeker
German publisher, bookseller and traveller (1801-1859).
Born November 3rd, 1801 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 1859 at 57 years old in Koblenz.
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon.
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris.
Glen Gray
American musician (1906–1963).
Born June 7th, 1906 in Metamora.
Died August 23rd, 1963 at 57 years old in Plymouth (lymphoma).
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general (1889–1946).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Laurence Steinhardt
American diplomat (1892–1950).
Born October 6th, 1892 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 1950 at 57 years old in Ramsayville.
José Afonso
Portuguese singer, composer and politician (1929-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Edwin P. Morrow
American politician (1877–1935).
Born November 28th, 1877 in Somerset.
Died June 15th, 1935 at 57 years old in Frankfort (myocardial infarction).
Beppe Wolgers
Swedish writer, poet, translator, song lyricist, actor and artist (1928-1986).
Born November 10th, 1928 in Johannes parish.
Died August 6th, 1986 at 57 years old (ulcer).
Mitrofan Nedelin
Soviet marshal (1902–1960).
Born November 9th, 1902 in Borisoglebsk.
Died October 24th, 1960 at 57 years old in Baikonur (Nedelin catastrophe).
Ioan Ivanovici
Romanian military band leader and composer (1845–1902).
Born January 28th, 1845 in Timișoara.
Died September 28th, 1902 at 57 years old in Bucharest.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel