Discover what happened on 2 April 1957 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Arthur Petrie (Canadian actor (1890-1957))
- Yves-Henri Dufour (French speleologist)
- Beniamin
- Catherine Stewart (New Zealand politician)
- Herbert Fleishhacker (American baseball executive (1872-1957))
- Gustaf Hedström (Swedish actor (1884–1957))
- Jack Forsythe (American college football player, college football coach)
- Stanisław Turczynowicz (Polish engineer)
- Magnus Dagestad (Norwegian handicraft (1865-1957))
- Charles Dorety (American actor (1898-1957))
- Friedrich Hell (German politician)
- Nina E. Allender (American artist and feminist)
- Billy Bremner (Australian footballer)
- Václav Houdek (Slovak architect (1906-1957))
- Nicolae Ciorănescu (Romanian mathematician)
- Reinhold Hugo Josef Rudbeck
- Nils Rosberg
- Jack Stanley (British trade union leader.)
- Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales (Roman Catholic clergyman)
- George Robin Montagu Pakenham ((1895-1957))
- Sir Jean Marie Ivor Lees, 6th Bt. ((1875-1957))
- Pio Colombo
- Reginaldo M. Fei (Italian priest (1869-1957))
- José Luis Salmón
- Kiichi Noguchi (Japanese politician and businessman)
- Joseph Massolle (German audio engineer (1889–1957))
- Béla Kapi (Hungarian Lutheran pastor (1879-1957))
- Louis Martin (French water polo player and swimmer (1875–1957))
- Arthur Petrie (Canadian actor (1890-1957))
- Yves-Henri Dufour (French speleologist)
- Beniamin
- Catherine Stewart (New Zealand politician)
- Herbert Fleishhacker (American baseball executive (1872-1957))
- Gustaf Hedström (Swedish actor (1884–1957))
- Jack Forsythe (American college football player, college football coach)
- Stanisław Turczynowicz (Polish engineer)
- Magnus Dagestad (Norwegian handicraft (1865-1957))
- Charles Dorety (American actor (1898-1957))
- Friedrich Hell (German politician)
- Nina E. Allender (American artist and feminist)
- Billy Bremner (Australian footballer)
- Václav Houdek (Slovak architect (1906-1957))
- Nicolae Ciorănescu (Romanian mathematician)
- Reinhold Hugo Josef Rudbeck
- Nils Rosberg
- Jack Stanley (British trade union leader.)
- Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales (Roman Catholic clergyman)
- George Robin Montagu Pakenham ((1895-1957))
- Sir Jean Marie Ivor Lees, 6th Bt. ((1875-1957))
- Pio Colombo
- Reginaldo M. Fei (Italian priest (1869-1957))
- José Luis Salmón
- Kiichi Noguchi (Japanese politician and businessman)