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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Oszkár Jászi
Hungarian politician (1875-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1875 in Carei. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Oberlin. [ref]
Boris Tomashevsky
Literary scholar (1890-1957).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Gurzuf. [ref]
Wilhelm Lenz
German physicist (1888-1957).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died April 30th, 1957 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Ken Wharton
British racing driver (1916-1957).
Born March 21st, 1916 in Smethwick.
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Auckland.
Keith Andrews
American racecar driver.
Born June 15th, 1920 in Denver.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 36 years old in Indianapolis.
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1957 at 78 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna. [ref]
Nicolaas Havenga
South african politician.
Born May 1st, 1882 in Fauresmith.
Died March 4th, 1957 at 74 years old in Cape Town.
Anne Schaefer
American actress (1870-1957).
Born July 10th, 1870 in St. Louis.
Died May 3rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Marie Vassilieff
Russian artist (1884-1957).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1957 at 73 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
P. C. Chang
Chinese philosopher and diplomat.
Born April 22nd, 1892 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1957 at 65 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 394
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