In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Irving Langmuir
American chemist and physicist.
Born January 31st, 1881 in Brooklyn.
Died August 16th, 1957 at 76 years old in Woods Hole (cardiovascular disease).
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]
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 hero (1920-1957).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Nyeri County.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 36 years old in Nairobi (hanging).
Vere Gordon Childe
British historian and archaeologist.
Born April 14th, 1892 in Sydney. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1957 at 65 years old in Blackheath (falling). [ref]
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
British physicist (1886-1957).
Born April 5th, 1886 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 3rd, 1957 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Ernest Oppenheimer
South african businessman (1880-1957).
Born May 22nd, 1880 in Friedberg.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 77 years old in Johannesburg.
Gerty Cori
Austro-hungarian-american biochemist.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 61 years old in St. Louis, Glendale (myelofibrosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Malcolm Lowry
British writer.
Born July 28th, 1909 in Birkenhead. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 47 years old in Chalvington with Ripe.
Shoghi Effendi
Grandson of ʻabdu'l-bahá, head of the bahá'í faith from 1921 until his death in 1957.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 60 years old in London (influenza).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy