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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
John Sealy Townsend
Irish mathematical physicist.
Born June 7th, 1868 in Galway.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 88 years old in Oxford.
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Michael Fekete
Israeli-hungarian mathematician (1886–1957).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Senta. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Isaac Steinberg
Russian anarchist (1888-1957).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1957 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Giuseppe Di Vittorio
Italian politician (1892-1957).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Cerignola. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1957 at 65 years old in Lecco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tim Whelan
Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Cannelton. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1957 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Claude Farrère
French writer and french navy officer.
Born April 27th, 1876 in Lyon. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Woodthorpe Tarn
British classical scholar and historian of classical antiquity (1869–1957).
Born February 26th, 1869 in London. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1957 at 88 years old in Inverness. [ref]
Ferenc Hirzer
Association football player (1902-1957).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 54 years old in Trento.
James Vincent
Actor, film director (1882-1957).
Born July 19th, 1882 in Springfield.
Died July 12th, 1957 at 74 years old in New York City.
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