In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
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
Painter (1890-1957).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1957 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
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.
Frank País
Cuban revolutionary (1934-1957).
Born December 7th, 1934 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died July 30th, 1957 at 22 years old in Santiago de Cuba (ballistic trauma).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez