In the year 1957
439 Notable deaths
Francis Burton Harrison
American-filipino politician (1873–1957).
Born December 18th, 1873 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Hunterdon Medical Center.
Walter F. George
American politician (1878-1957).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Preston.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 79 years old in Vienna.
José Leandro Andrade
Uruguayan footballer.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Salto.
Died October 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Charles Brabin
British-american film director (1882–1957).
Born April 17th, 1883 in Liverpool.
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Joyce Cary
Anglo-irish writer (1888-1957).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Derry.
Died March 29th, 1957 at 68 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Pavel Tchelitchew
Russian artist (1898-1957).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Dubrovka.
Died August 1st, 1957 at 58 years old in Grottaferrata.
Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nasir as-Sa'di
Sunni muslim scholar.
Born September 8th, 1889 in Unaizah.
Died January 24th, 1957 at 67 years old in Unaizah.
Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Dennis Brain
British virtuoso horn player (1921-1957).
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (1877–1957).
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 439
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez