In the year 1957
441 Notable deaths
Mary Proctor
British astronomer (1862–1957).
Born April 1st, 1862 in Dublin.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 95 years old in Finchley.
Bok de Korver
Dutch footballer (1883-1957).
Born January 27th, 1883 in Rotterdam.
Died October 22nd, 1957 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau
German equestrian (1884–1957).
Born November 27th, 1884 in Berlin.
Died April 11th, 1957 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Michalis Dorizas
Athletics competitor.
Born April 16th, 1886 in Constantinople.
Died October 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Philadelphia.
Bill Whitehouse
British racing driver.
Born April 1st, 1909 in London.
Died July 14th, 1957 at 48 years old in Reims-Gueux.
Kokei Kobayashi
Japanese painter (1883-1957).
Born February 11th, 1883 in Jōetsu-shi.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Harry Watson
Ice hockey player (1898–1957).
Born September 11th, 1898 in St. John's.
Died September 11th, 1957 at 59 years old in London.
Natanael Berg
Swedish composer (1879-1957).
Born February 9th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died October 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
John Marshall
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 29th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 26 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Gaetano De Sanctis
Italian historian and politician (1870–1957).
Born October 15th, 1870 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1957 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman