In the year 1957
441 Notable deaths
Grigore Gafencu
Romanian politician (1892–1957).
Born January 30th, 1892 in Bârlad.
Died January 30th, 1957 at 65 years old in Paris.
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Us tennis player (1890–1957).
Born January 7th, 1890 in Carson City.
Died December 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hermosa Beach.
Martin Wagner
German architect (1885-1957).
Born November 5th, 1885 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Olive Dennis
American engineer (1885-1957).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Chester.
Died November 5th, 1957 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Discalced carmelite friar and cardinal (1884-1957).
Born September 30th, 1884 in Vigo di Cadore.
Died November 30th, 1957 at 73 years old in Rome.
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras.
Born March 27th, 1885 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
José Lins do Rego
Brazilian writer.
Born July 3rd, 1901 in Pilar, Paraíba.
Died September 12th, 1957 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Reginald Aldworth Daly
Canadian geologist (1871–1957).
Born March 18th, 1871 in Greater Napanee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Grigory Landsberg
Soviet physicist.
Born January 22nd, 1890 in Vologda.
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 441
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore