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In the year 1957
440 Notable deaths
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican painter, caricaturist and art historian (1904–1957).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1957 at 52 years old [ref]
Adolfas Ramanauskas
Lithuanian general (1918–1957).
Born March 6th, 1918 in New Britain. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 39 years old in Vilnius.
Patrick Abercrombie
English architect.
Born June 6th, 1879 in Ashton on Mersey. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aston Tirrold. [ref]
Gheorghe Tătărescu
Romanian politician (1886–1957).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Târgu Jiu. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1957 at 64 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis). [ref]
Rudolf Schmidt
German general (1886-1957).
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
Kenneth McKellar
American politician (1869–1957).
Born January 29th, 1869 in Richmond. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Joseph Tyrrell
Canadian geologist (1858–1957).
Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.
Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.
Frances Densmore
American anthropologist (1867-1957).
Born May 21st, 1867 in Red Wing. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1957 at 90 years old in Red Wing. [ref]
Peter O'Connor
Irish athlete (1872–1957).
Born October 24th, 1872 in Cumbria. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1957 at 85 years old in Waterford.
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer.
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 440
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé