Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Kazan.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Arturo Barea
Spanish writer (1897-1957).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Badajoz. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
Alice Milliat
Pioneer of women's sport.
Born May 5th, 1884 in Nantes. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1957 at 73 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Theodor Körner
Soldier, mayor of vienna, federal president of austria (1873-1957).
Born April 24th, 1873 in Komárom. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1957 at 83 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Augusto Genina
Italian film director and producer (1892-1957).
Born January 28th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1957 at 65 years old in Rome (endocarditis). [ref]
Aleksey Remizov
Russian writer (1877-1957).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jan Sluijters
Dutch painter (1881-1957).
Born December 17th, 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1957 at 75 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl
Hungarian rabbi (1903-1957).
Born October 25th, 1903 in Debrecen.
Died November 29th, 1957 at 54 years old in Mount Kisco.
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 394
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene