In the year 1957
440 Notable deaths
Caroline Haslett
British electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator, editor.
Born August 17th, 1895 in Worth. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1957 at 61 years old in Bungay. [ref]
Carl Størmer
Norwegian geophysicist and mathematician (1874-1957).
Born September 3rd, 1874 in Skien. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1957 at 82 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Raymond Griffith
American actor (1895–1957).
Born January 23rd, 1895 in Boston.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (choking).
Claire Waldoff
German singer (1884-1957).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Alfred Eckhard Zimmern
British academic (1879-1957).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Surbiton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1957 at 78 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Théophile de Donder
Belgian physicist.
Born August 19th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1957 at 84 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Wilhelm Filchner
German explorer (1877-1957).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Karl Genzken
German physician and ss general, chief of the medical office of the waffen-ss, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957).
Born June 8th, 1885 in Preetz.
Died October 10th, 1957 at 72 years old in Blankenese.
Alexander Goedicke
Russian composer of german origin (1877-1957).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 1957 at 80 years old in Moscow.
George Allison
English football manager (1883–1957).
Born October 24th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 73 years old in London.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 440
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