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In the year 1957
408 Notable deaths
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
American german-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 67 years old in Rockville (myocardial infarction).
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar.
Born October 6th, 1879 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Unnao district. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1957 at 77 years old in Deoband.
Fritz Katzmann
German general (1906-1957).
Born May 6th, 1906 in Langendreer.
Died September 19th, 1957 at 51 years old in Darmstadt.
Norm Ferguson
American animator.
Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Campendonk
Dutch painter of german birth (1889–1957).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Krefeld.
Died May 9th, 1957 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Elinor Fair
American actress (1903-1957).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 53 years old in Seattle.
Marija Jurić Zagorka
Croatian journalist, novelist, dramatist.
Born March 2nd, 1873 in Negovec.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Avetik Isahakyan
Soviet armenian poet (1875-1957).
Born October 30th, 1875 in Gyumri.
Died October 17th, 1957 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Gaetano Salvemini
Italian politician (1873-1957).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Molfetta. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1957 at 83 years old in Sorrento. [ref]
Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 408
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø