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In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
George A. Wilson
American politician (1884-1953).
Born April 1st, 1884 in Menlo.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Des Moines.
Eduard Künneke
German composer (b. 1885).
Born January 27th, 1885 in Emmerich am Rhein.
Died October 27th, 1953 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
Daniel Gregory Mason
American composer (1873–1953).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Brookline.
Died December 4th, 1953 at 80 years old in Greenwich.
Marcel Herrand
French actor (1897-1953).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Paris.
Died June 11th, 1953 at 55 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.
Hans Feige
German general (1880-1953).
Born November 10th, 1880 in Königsberg.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 72 years old in Bad Schussenried.
William Pepperell Montague
American philosopher (1873-1953).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Chelsea.
Died August 1st, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Siegfried Bernfeld
Austrian psychologist and educator.
Born May 7th, 1892 in Lviv. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 60 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Violet MacMillan
American actress (1887–1953).
Born March 4th, 1887 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1953 at 66 years old in Grand Rapids.
Nato Vachnadze
Soviet actress (1904-1953).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 49 years old in Zugdidi.
Karel Domin
Czechoslovak politician, botanist and university educator (1882-1953).
Born February 5th, 1884 in Kutná Hora, Chudenice. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1953 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Polish musician (1879–1953).
Born October 18th, 1879 in Daugavpils.
Died June 10th, 1953 at 73 years old in Katowice.
Carl Scarborough
Racecar driver.
Born July 3rd, 1914 in Benton.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 38 years old in Indianapolis (hyperthermia).
Norman Ross
American swimmer (1896-1953).
Born May 2nd, 1896 in Portland. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1953 at 57 years old in Evanston.
Arthur Berry
English footballer (1888-1953).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Ludomir Różycki
Polish composer and conductor (1883–1953).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 69 years old in Katowice.
Ibrahim Nagi
Egyptian poet (1898–1953).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Cairo.
Died March 27th, 1953 at 54 years old [ref]
André Corap
French general (1878-1953).
Born January 15th, 1878 in Pont-Audemer.
Died August 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Fontainebleau.
Vsevolod Zaderatsky
Composer (1891-1953).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Rivne.
Died February 1st, 1953 at 61 years old in Lviv.
Richard Rosson
American filmmaker (1893-1953).
Born April 4th, 1893 in New York City.
Died May 31st, 1953 at 60 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Friedrich Schorr
Asutro-hungarian opera singer.
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Oradea. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1953 at 64 years old in Farmington. [ref]
Hilda Borgström
Swedish actress (1871-1953).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 81 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Abel Lafleur
French artist (1875–1953).
Born November 4th, 1875 in Rodez. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Alwin Mittasch
German chemist (1869-1953).
Born December 27th, 1869 in Großdehsa.
Died June 4th, 1953 at 83 years old in Heidelberg.
Jorge de Lima
Brazilian writer and politician (1893-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1893 in União dos Palmares.
Died November 15th, 1953 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Boris Grekov
Soviet historian (1882-1953).
Born May 3rd, 1882 in Myrhorod.
Died September 9th, 1953 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 407
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather