Remembered

Johannes Stark

1874 – 1957

Physicist, University teacher

Johannes Stark (German: [joˈhanəs ˈʃtaʁk] ; 15 April 1874 – 21 June 1957) was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919 for his discove…

Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri

— – 1957

Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.

Joseph McCarthy

1908 – 1957

Politician, Military officer, Judge, Lawyer, Farmer, Usher

Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican senator from Wisconsin from 1947 until his death…

Jagadish Gupta

1886 – 1957

Poet, Novelist, Writer

Jagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portra…

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder

1877 – 1957

Writer, Novelist, Short story writer

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1957) was an Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in…

Ramon Magsaysay

1907 – 1957

Politician

Ramon Magsaysay was a Filipino politician who served as the seventh president of the Philippines. Before becoming president, he served as secretary of national…

Amiya Chakrabarty

— – 1957

Film Producer

Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.

John von Neumann

1903 – 1957

Mathematician, Computer scientist, Physicist, Economist, University teacher, Consultant

John von Neumann ( von NOY-mən; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, com…

Walther Bothe

1891 – 1957

Physicist, Inventor, University teacher, Chemist, Mathematician, Nuclear physicist

Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈboːtə] ; 8 January 1891 – 8 February 1957) was a German experimental physicist who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in…

Humphrey Bogart

1899 – 1957

Film actor, Character actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Actor, Sailor

Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( BOH-gart; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. Often known for his leading roles as both ga…

Gabriela Mistral

1889 – 1957

Poet, Diplomat, Teacher, Writer, Children's writer

Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (Latin American Spanish: [luˈsila ɣoˈðoj alkaˈʝaɣa]; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (Spanish: [ɡ…

B. R. Ambedkar

1891 – 1956

Economist, Politician, Constitutionalist, Barrister, Jurist, Sociologist

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted…

Manik Bandopadhyay

1908 – 1956

Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Short story writer

Manik Bandyopadhyay [alias Banerjee] (; 19 May 1908 – 3 December 1956) is an Indian author regarded as one of the major figures of 20th century Bengali literatu…

Syed Emdad Ali

1880 – 1956

Poet, Writer, Editor, Biographer

Syed Emdad Ali (1875–1956), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Munshiganj District, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. He was against the use of highly Sansk…

Frederick Soddy

1877 – 1956

Pharmacist, Physicist, Professor, Chemist, Researcher, Naturalist

Frederick Soddy FRS (2 September 1877 – 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the t…

Motaher Hussain Chowdhury

1903 – 1956

Writer, Professor

Motaher Hossain Chowdhury (Bengali: মোতাহের হোসেন চৌধুরী; 1903 – 1956) was a Bengali writer, thinker and educationist. He was born in Comilla of Bengal Presiden…

Bertolt Brecht

1898 – 1956

Playwright, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Theatre director, Poet, Librettist

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and…

Yakub Kolas

1882 – 1956

Dramaturge, Translator, Poet, Children's writer, Literary critic, Politician

Yakub Kolas (also Jakub Kołas, Belarusian: Яку́б Ко́лас, 3 November [O.S. 22 October] 1882 – 13 August 1956), real name Kanstantsin Mikhailavich Mitskievich (Ка…

Jackson Pollock

1912 – 1956

Painter, Draftsperson, Printmaker

Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was noted for his…

Urmila Devi

1883 – 1956

Politician, Writer

ঊর্মিলা দেবী (৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি ১৮৮৩ - মে ১৯৫৬) ছিলেন ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশের ব্রিটিশ বিরোধী স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনের একজন ব্যক্তিত্ব ও অগ্নিযুগের নারী বিপ্লবী। Source: Wiki…