In the year 1957
394 Notable deaths
Max Amann
German nazi official and publisher (1891-1957).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Munich.
Died March 31st, 1957 at 65 years old in Munich.
Ezio Pinza
Italian opera singer (1892-1957).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1957 at 64 years old in Stamford (stroke). [ref]
Josef Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Zhou Xuan
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Changzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 37 years old in Shanghai.
Jack Buchanan
Scottish actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Henry Van de Velde
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1957 at 94 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian poet, scholar and theologian.
Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.
Hermann Buhl
Austrian mountaineer (1924-1957).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1957 at 32 years old in Chogolisa. [ref]
Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957).
Born April 15th, 1874 in Freihung.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Traunstein.
Sholem Asch
Polish-jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the yiddish language (1880-1957).
Born November 1st, 1880 in Kutno. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1957 at 76 years old in London.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 394
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu