In the year 1957
431 Notable deaths
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Russian imperial and greek royal.
Born January 29th, 1882 in Tsarskoye Selo. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1957 at 75 years old in Athens. [ref]
Julia Morgan
American architect and engineer (1872-1957).
Born January 20th, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1957 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Rudolf Diels
German lawyer and civil servant, first gestapo chief and protege of gestapo founder hermann göring (1900-1957).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Berghausen.
Died November 18th, 1957 at 56 years old in Katzenelnbogen (gunshot wound).
Karl Plagge
German military officer.
Born July 10th, 1897 in Darmstadt.
Died June 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Darmstadt.
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.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Prince of greece and denmark (1869-1957).
Born June 24th, 1869 in Corfu.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Dedan Kimathi
Kenyan leader during the mau mau uprising (1920–1957).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Nyeri County.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 36 years old in Nairobi (hanging to death).
Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karateka (1868–1957).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Shuri.
Died April 26th, 1957 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Wyndham Lewis
English painter, writer and critic (1882-1957).
Born November 18th, 1882 in Amherst. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1957 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894-1957).
Born May 2nd, 1894 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1957 at 63 years old in Las Vegas (influenza). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young