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In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Gene Lockhart
Actor (1891-1957).
Born July 18th, 1891 in London. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1957 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rudolf Weigl
Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957).
Born September 2nd, 1883 in Přerov.
Died August 11th, 1957 at 73 years old in Zakopane.
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator.
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead. [ref]
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states (1923-1929).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
American composer of austro-hungarian birth (1897-1957).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Brno. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 60 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British army general (1874-1957).
Born April 14th, 1874 in Kensington Palace.
Died January 16th, 1957 at 82 years old in London.
Eugène Schueller
French chemist and businessman.
Born March 20th, 1881 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1957 at 76 years old in Ploubazlanec. [ref]
James Middleton Cox
American politician, governor of ohio.
Born March 31st, 1870 in Butler County.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 87 years old in Kettering.
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Fürth. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1957 at 62 years old in Munich. [ref]
Judy Tyler
American actress.
Born October 9th, 1932 in Milwaukee.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 24 years old in Rock River (car collision). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 394
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