In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the soviet union from 1924 to 1953.
Born December 21st, 1871 in Gori.
Died March 5th, 1953 at 81 years old in Kuntsevo Dacha (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mary of Teck
Queen consort of the united kingdom empress of india.
Born May 26th, 1867 in Kensington Palace.
Died March 24th, 1953 at 85 years old in Marlborough House (lung cancer).
Hank Williams
American singer-songwriter (1923–1953).
Born September 17th, 1923 in Mount Olive.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 29 years old in Oak Hill (heart failure, drug overdose).
Lavrentiy Beria
Soviet politician and nkvd police chief.
Born March 29th, 1899 in Merkheuli.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Ibn Saud
Founder and first king of saudi arabia (r. 1932–1953).
Born January 15th, 1877 in Riyadh.
Died November 9th, 1953 at 76 years old in Ta'if (myocardial infarction).
Dylan Thomas
Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Swansea. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Guccio Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of gucci (1881–1953).
Born March 26th, 1881 in Florence. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 71 years old in Milan.
Django Reinhardt
Romani-belgian /french jazz musician (1910–1953).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in Pont-à-Celles.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 43 years old in Samois-sur-Seine (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953).
Born October 16th, 1888 in New York City.
Died November 27th, 1953 at 65 years old in Boston (pneumonia).
Sergei Prokofiev
Russian and soviet pianist, composer and conductor (1891–1953).
Born April 23rd, 1891 in Sontsivka. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1953 at 61 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gerd von Rundstedt
German field marshal during world war ii (1875-1953.
Born December 12th, 1875 in Aschersleben.
Died February 24th, 1953 at 77 years old in Hanover (myocardial infarction).
Edwin Hubble
American astronomer (1889–1953).
Born November 20th, 1889 in Marshfield.
Died September 28th, 1953 at 63 years old in San Marino (silent stroke, stroke).
Lionel Logue
Australian speech and language pathologist; speech therapist (1880-1953).
Born February 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.
Died April 12th, 1953 at 73 years old in London (disease).
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953).
Born July 6th, 1901 in Kolkata.
Died June 24th, 1953 at 51 years old in Jammu and Kashmir (myocardial infarction).
Herman J. Mankiewicz
American screenwriter (1897-1953).
Born November 7th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1953 at 55 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
Carol II of Romania
King of romania from 1930 to 1940.
Born October 15th, 1893 in Peleș Castle.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 59 years old in Estoril (myocardial infarction).
Robert Alphonso Taft
American politician, son of 27th u.s. president william howard taft.
Born September 8th, 1889 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 63 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Christie
English serial killer (1899–1953).
Born April 8th, 1899 in Northowram.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 54 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick
Hanoverian royal (1887-1953).
Born November 17th, 1887 in Penzing.
Died January 30th, 1953 at 65 years old in Pattensen.
Hilaire Belloc
English writer (1870-1953).
Born July 27th, 1870 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1953 at 82 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Nigel Bruce
British actor (1895-1953).
Born February 14th, 1895 in Ensenada.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Jorge Negrete
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Guanajuato, Chihuahua City.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
James J. Jeffries
American boxer (1875-1953).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Carroll.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Burbank (coronary thrombosis).
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician (1902-1953).
Born November 16th, 1902 in Wiesbaden.
Died November 15th, 1953 at 50 years old in Hanover (traffic collision).
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