1957
Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (born 1904)
Richard Mohaupt was a German composer and Kapellmeister.
Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (born 1904)
The 1950s
Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
1957
Vasily Maklakov, a Russian lawyer and politician (born 1869)
Vasily Alekseyevich Maklakov was a Russian student activist, a trial lawyer and liberal parliamentary deputy, an orator, and one of the leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Par…
Vasily Maklakov, a Russian lawyer and politician (born 1869)
1957
Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who was the 28th president of Guatemala, serving from 1954 to 1957 after taking power in a coup d'état. A mem…
Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
1957
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887)
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian nationalist politician, participant in Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian, and one of the architects of modern Bihar. He se…
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887)
1957
James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (born 1870)
James Middleton Cox was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. representative from Ohio. As the Democratic nom…
James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (born 1870)
1957
Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (born 1870)
Charles Robert Shiring was a professional football player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his professional playing career with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1901…
Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (born 1870)
1957
Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (born 1885)
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French ac…
Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (born 1885)
1957
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (born 1876)
Edith Abbott was an American economist, statistician, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Abbott was a pioneer in the profession of soci…
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (born 1876)
1957
Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1876)
Isaac Heinemann was an Israeli rabbinical scholar and a professor of classical literature, Hellenistic literature and philology.
Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1876)
1957
Rose Fyleman, English writer and poet (born 1877)
Rose Amy Fyleman was an English writer and poet, noted for her works on fairies for children. Her 1917 poem "There are fairies at the bottom of our garden" was set to music by En…
Rose Fyleman, English writer and poet (born 1877)
1957
John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (born 1882)
John Cain was an Australian politician who served as the 34th Premier of Victoria. He was the first Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and …
John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (born 1882)
1957
Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (born 1869)
Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926,…
Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (born 1869)
1957
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
Heinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
1957
Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (born 1892)
Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared wi…
Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (born 1892)
1957
Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898)
Carl Clauberg was a German gynecologist who conducted medical experiments on Jewish and Romani women at Auschwitz concentration camp. He worked with Horst Schumann in X-ray sterili…
Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898)
1957
Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
Irving Langmuir was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry.
Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
1957
David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (born 1890)
David Garshen Bomberg was a British painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys.
David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (born 1890)
1957
Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (born 1879)
Mait Metsanurk was an Estonian writer who led the neo-realist school of Estonian literature.
Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (born 1879)
1957
Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902)
Robert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey Le…
Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902)
1957
Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (born 1888)
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. He served as director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (born 1888)
1957
Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)
Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as…
Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)
1957
Mary Proctor, American astronomer (born 1862)
Mary Proctor was a British-American popularizer of astronomy. While not a professional astronomer, Proctor became well known for her books and articles written for the public – par…
Mary Proctor, American astronomer (born 1862)
1957
Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (born 1885)
Heino Wilhelm Daniel Kaski was a Finnish composer, teacher and pianist.
Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (born 1885)
1957
Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (born 1865)
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with h…
Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (born 1865)