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In the year 1957
439 Notable deaths
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878–1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957).
Born April 15th, 1874 in Freihung.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Traunstein.
Henry van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 94 years old in Oberägeri. [ref]
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957).
Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Soemu Toyoda
Japanese admiral.
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
George Samuel Clason
American businessman and writer (1874–1957).
Born November 7th, 1874 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1957 at 82 years old in Napa. [ref]
Sholem Asch
Polish-jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the yiddish language (1880-1957).
Born November 1st, 1880 in Kutno.
Died July 10th, 1957 at 76 years old in London.
Johann Rattenhuber
German ss general (1897-1957).
Born April 30th, 1897 in Oberhaching.
Died June 30th, 1957 at 60 years old in Munich.
Jack Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1871-1957).
Born August 29th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1957 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 439
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