Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1957

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1957. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 1 Ruth Draper

  Us elocutionist dies at 67 and 72

• Jan. 1 Sean South

  Fergal o'hanlon and fergal o’hanlon were killed in the brookeborough raid

• Jan. 7 Al White

  Choreographer (nbc comedy hour).

• Jan. 9 Mary Carr Moore

  Composer dies at 83

• Jan. 10 Gabriela Mistral

  LIT - Chilean poet and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1889)

• Jan. 11 Robert Garran

  Australian lawyer and politician, solicitor-general of australia (b. 1867)

• Jan. 14 Humphrey Bogart

  American actor (b. 1899)

• Jan. 16 Arturo Toscanini

  Arturo toscanini was an italian conductor known for his intensity, perfectionism, and his work with the nbc symphony orchestra.

• Jan. 16 Alexander Cambridge

  1st earl of athlone, english general and politician, 16th governor general of canada (b. 1874)

• Jan. 16 1st Earl of Athlone

  British royal, brother to queen mary (born in 1874)

• Jan. 19 József Dudás

  Romanian-hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)

• Jan. 20 James Connolly

  A scottish socialist revolutionary, he is also a catholic, author, and organizer of industrial unions. commandant-general of dublin's army of the irish republic during easter rebellion, 24/04/1916. he was one of seven people who signed the proclamation establishing the irish republic. connolly was arrested and found guilty by a british court on 5/09/1916. he was executed by the firing squad …

• Jan. 21 Arthur L Bowley

  English statistician/economist, dies at age 87.

• Jan. 22 Ralph Barton Perry

  American philosopher and academic (b. 1876)

• Jan. 25 Kiyoshi Shiga

  Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born in 1871)

• Jan. 25 Ichizō Kobayashi

  Hankyu hanshin holdings was founded by a japanese businessman and collector of art.

• Jan. 28 Fred Stein

  Television panelist (live begins at 1980), dies at the age of 88

• Jan. 30 Grigore Gafencu

  Romanian minister of foreign affairs (1938-1939), dies at 65