In the year 1957
441 Notable deaths
Edvard Persson
Swedish actor and singer (1888-1957).
Born January 17th, 1888 in Malmö S:t Pauli församling. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 69 years old in Jonstorp. [ref]
Walter Nausch
Austrian footballer (1907-1957).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died July 11th, 1957 at 50 years old in Obertraun (myocardial infarction).
Mikhail Gnesin
Russian jewish composer and teacher (1883–1957).
Born February 2nd, 1883 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Bucherer
German physicist.
Born July 9th, 1863 in Cologne.
Died April 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Bonn.
Viktor von Weizsäcker
German physiologist.
Born April 21st, 1886 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1957 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Michel d'Herbigny
Catholic bishop.
Born May 8th, 1880 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Käthe Dorsch
German actress (1890–1957).
Born December 29th, 1890 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Paul Bildt
German actor (1885-1957).
Born May 19th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 71 years old in East Berlin.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir
Icelandic environmentalist.
Born February 24th, 1871 in Brattholt.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 86 years old in Hafnarfjörður.
R. S. Lull
Paleontologist (1867-1957).
Born November 6th, 1867 in Annapolis.
Died April 22nd, 1957 at 89 years old
Deaths 311 to 320 of 441
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson