Discover what happened on 21 June 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
- Johannes Stark (German physicist (1874-1957))
- Karl Figdor (Austrian screenwriter and journalist (1881–1957))
- Otto Mallaun (Austrian architect and builder)
- Robert Bauch (German geneticist and botanist (1897-1957))
- Claude Farrère (French writer and French navy officer (1876-1957))
- Donald MacBride (American actor (1893–1957))
- Kay Nielsen (Danish illustrator)
- Maurice Audin (French mathematician and political activist (1932–1957))
- Cecil John Kinross (Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1896-1957))
- Antoni Józef Karczewski (Polish architect (1898-1957))
- Antoni Śmigiel (Polish sportsperson (1933-1957))
- Dmitrij Iwanow
- Yoshio Kawada (Japanese actor (1907-1957))
- Ivan Bukovinski
- James W. Ford (American politician)
- James Larcombe (Labor Party politician from Queensland, Australia.)
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- Mellcene Thurman Smith (American politician (1871-1957))
- Mikhail Kashirtsev
- Raymond Lefevre (French politician)
- Johan Tielens (Dutch painter)
- Ernest Horspool (cricketer (1891-1957))
- Walter Huggard (colonial judge)
- Franc Vojsk
- Jane Emily Lambie ((1879-1957))
- Suzanne de Montenach ((1867-1957))
- Bruno Kralik
- Georges Couvreur (American composer (1894-1957))
- Mabel Dunham (Canadian librarian and author)
- James Gibson Johnson (Charlottesville City school superintendent)