In the year 1957
440 Notable deaths
Kingorō Hashimoto
Japanese officer and politician, war criminal (1890-1957).
Born February 19th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died June 29th, 1957 at 67 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague.
Joseph W. Kennedy
American scientist.
Born May 30th, 1916 in Nacogdoches.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Kiyoshi Shiga
Japanese physician (1871-1957).
Born February 7th, 1871 in Sendai.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Serge Chaloff
American musician (1923-1957).
Born November 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died July 16th, 1957 at 33 years old in Boston (spinal cord neoplasm).
Marija Jurić Zagorka
Croatian journalist, novelist, dramatist (1873–1957).
Born March 2nd, 1873 in Negovec.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
Heinrich Campendonk
Dutch painter of german birth (1889–1957).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Krefeld.
Died May 9th, 1957 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903–1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
Alan Wace
British archaeologist (1879-1957).
Born July 13th, 1879 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1957 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 440
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou