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In the year 1957
441 Notable deaths
Tokutomi Sohō
Japanese writer (1863–1957).
Born March 14th, 1863 in Kamimashiki district, Minamata.
Died November 2nd, 1957 at 94 years old in Atami.
Stefan I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian priest (1878-1957).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Shiroka laka (village).
Died May 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Banya.
Oldřich Duras
Czech chess player (1882–1957).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Pchery.
Died January 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Prague.
Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer
German chemist (1899-1957).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Wrocław.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 58 years old in Göttingen.
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Otto Suhr
Mayor of berlin (1894-1957).
Born August 17th, 1894 in Oldenburg.
Died August 30th, 1957 at 63 years old in Berlin, West Berlin (leukemia).
Álvaro Gestido
Uruguayan footballer (1907-1957).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 49 years old in Santa Clara de Olimar.
Lőrinc Szabó
Hungarian poet, translator (1900–1957).
Born March 31st, 1900 in Miskolc.
Died October 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Zenón Noriega
President of peru (1900-1957).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Jesús District.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 56 years old in Lima.
Naile Sultan
Ottoman noble (1884–1957).
Born January 9th, 1884 in Istanbul.
Died October 25th, 1957 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 441
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner