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In the year 1957
440 Notable deaths
Tomitarô Makino
Japanese botanist (1862-1957).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Sakawa.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 94 years old in Tokyo.
Norina Matchabelli
Actress (1880–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 77 years old in Myrtle Beach (disease).
John Sealy Townsend
Irish mathematical physicist.
Born June 7th, 1868 in Galway.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 88 years old in Oxford.
Ken Wharton
British racing driver (1916-1957).
Born March 21st, 1916 in Smethwick.
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Auckland.
Abolqasem Lahouti
Persian poet (1887–1957).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Kermanshah.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Giuseppe Di Vittorio
Italian politician (1892-1957).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Cerignola. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 65 years old in Lecco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Keith Andrews
American racecar driver.
Born June 15th, 1920 in Denver.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 36 years old in Indianapolis.
Claude Farrère
French writer and french navy officer.
Born April 27th, 1876 in Lyon. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oszkár Jászi
Hungarian politician (1875-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1875 in Carei.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Oberlin.
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