In the year 1957

400 Notable deaths

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).

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]

Napoleon Zervas

Greek general (1891-1957).

Born May 17th, 1891 in Arta.

Died December 10th, 1957 at 66 years old in Athens.

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]

Deaths 121 to 130 of 400

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld