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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Hussain Ahmad Madani
19th century islamic scholar of india.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
Ned Sparks
Actor (1883-1957).
Born November 19th, 1883 in Guelph.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 73 years old in Victorville.
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Musidora
Actress, writer, producer.
Born February 23rd, 1889 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Oliver St. John Gogarty
Irish physician, writer and politician (1878-1957).
Born August 17th, 1878 in Dublin. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Cameron Menzies
American film production designer and art director (1896-1957).
Born July 29th, 1896 in New Haven.
Died March 5th, 1957 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Paja Jovanović
Serbian painter (1859-1957).
Born June 16th, 1859 in Vršac. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1957 at 98 years old in Vienna.
Édouard Herriot
French radical politician (1872-1957).
Born July 5th, 1872 in Troyes. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1957 at 84 years old in Saint-Genis-Laval. [ref]
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
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