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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Moša Pijade
Prominent yugoslavian/serbian communist (1890-1957).
Born January 4th, 1890 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1957 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kenneth Roberts
American writer.
Born December 8th, 1885 in Kennebunkport. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Kennebunkport. [ref]
Bertha Krupp
German business woman.
Born March 29th, 1886 in Essen.
Died September 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Essen.
Washington Luís
President of brazil (1869-1957).
Born October 26th, 1869 in Macaé.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 87 years old in São Paulo.
Joyce Cary
Anglo-irish writer (1888-1957).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Derry. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1957 at 68 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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).
Dennis Brain
British virtuoso horn player (1921-1957).
Born May 17th, 1921 in London.
Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).
Märta Torén
Swedish actress (1925-1957).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 30 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Middleton Murry
English writer.
Born August 6th, 1889 in Peckham. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Joseph Tyrrell
Canadian geologist.
Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.
Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 394
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