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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Humphrey Bogart
American actor (1899-1957).
Born December 25th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1957 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Joseph McCarthy
American politician and attorney (1908–1957).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
John von Neumann
Hungarian-american mathematician and polymath.
Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (brain cancer).
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist.
Born February 7th, 1867 in Pepin County. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1957 at 90 years old in Mansfield (diabetes). [ref]
Diego Rivera
Mexican painter and muralist.
Born December 8th, 1886 in Guanajuato City. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1957 at 70 years old in Coyoacán (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oliver Hardy
American comic actor famous as one half of laurel and hardy (1892-1957).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Harlem. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1957 at 65 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eliot Ness
American prohibition agent (1903-1957).
Born April 19th, 1903 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1957 at 54 years old in Coudersport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905-1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Anastasia
Italian-american costa nostra mobster.
Born September 26th, 1902 in Tropea.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 55 years old in New York City (ballistic trauma).
Friedrich Paulus
German general.
Born September 21st, 1890 in Guxhagen. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1957 at 66 years old in Dresden (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson