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In the year 1957
441 Notable deaths
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Aleksey Remizov
Russian writer (1877-1957).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ferenc Hirzer
Hungarian association football player (1902-1957).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 54 years old in Trento.
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
John Graham Kerr
British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.
Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk.
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Boris Tomashevsky
Literary scholar (1890-1957).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Hurzuf.
Augusto Genina
Italian film director and producer (1892-1957).
Born January 28th, 1892 in Rome.
Died September 18th, 1957 at 65 years old in Rome (endocarditis).
Paul Uhlenhuth
German bacteriologist (1870–1957).
Born January 7th, 1870 in Hanover.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 87 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 441
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris