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In the year 1957
418 Notable deaths
Percy Hobart
British army general.
Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.
Dorothy Sebastian
American actress (1903-1957).
Born April 26th, 1903 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Walther Bothe
German physicist.
Born January 8th, 1891 in Oranienburg.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Hughie Gallacher
Scottish footballer (1903-1957).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Bellshill.
Died June 11th, 1957 at 54 years old in Gateshead.
Arnold van Gennep
French ethnographer and folklorist.
Born April 23rd, 1873 in Ludwigsburg. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Bourg-la-Reine. [ref]
Georges Hébert
French physical educator.
Born April 27th, 1875 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1957 at 82 years old in Tourgéville. [ref]
David Bomberg
British painter (1890-1957).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Birmingham.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 66 years old in London.
Eric Coates
British composer.
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Grant Mitchell
American actor (1874-1957).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Dorothy Richardson
Writer.
Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.
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