In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Pioneering french aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist.
Born November 8th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1957 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edith Abbott
Economist (1876-1957).
Born September 26th, 1876 in Grand Island.
Died July 28th, 1957 at 80 years old in Grand Island (pneumonia).
Adolfas Ramanauskas
Lithuanian general.
Born March 6th, 1918 in New Britain. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 39 years old in Vilnius.
George Bacovia
Romanian writer and poet.
Born September 17th, 1881 in Bacău.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 75 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Eugenio Castellotti
Racecar driver.
Born October 10th, 1930 in Lodi.
Died March 14th, 1957 at 26 years old in Modena.
Billy Bevan
Australian american film actor (1887-1957).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Orange. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Charles Kay Ogden
English linguist, philosopher, writer.
Born June 1st, 1889 in Fleetwood. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1957 at 67 years old in London.
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author.
Born July 1st, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Antonín Zápotocký
Communist prime minister and president of czechoslovakia (1884-1957).
Born December 19th, 1884 in Zákolany. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1957 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joseph Canteloube
French composer, musicologist, and author (1879-1957).
Born October 21st, 1879 in Annonay. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Grigny. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 394
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore