In the year 1957
439 Notable deaths
Qi Baishi
Chinese painter (1864-1957).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County.
Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing.
Maurice Garin
French cyclist (1871–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1871 in Arvier.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 85 years old in Lens. [ref]
František Kupka
Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957).
Born September 23rd, 1871 in Opočno. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1957 at 85 years old in Puteaux. [ref]
Jack Buchanan
British actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh.
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm).
Ezio Pinza
Italian opera singer (1892-1957).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1957 at 64 years old in Stamford (stroke). [ref]
Hermann Buhl
Austrian mountaineer (1924-1957).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 32 years old in Chogolisa. [ref]
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Austrian archduke (1895-1957).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Brno.
Died September 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Freguesia de Carcavelos.
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer).
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 439
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel