In the year 1957
439 Notable deaths
Musidora
Actress, writer, producer (1889–1957).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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 (gunshot wound).
Ned Sparks
Actor (1883-1957).
Born November 19th, 1883 in Guelph.
Died April 3rd, 1957 at 73 years old in Victorville.
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]
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]
Märta Torén
Swedish actress (1925-1957).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 30 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage).
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Leslie Hore-Belisha
British politician (1893-1957).
Born September 7th, 1893 in Hampstead.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 63 years old in Reims (cerebral hemorrhage).
David Bomberg
British painter (1890-1957).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Birmingham.
Died August 19th, 1957 at 66 years old in London.
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 439
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved