In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Mokichi Saitō
Japanese poet (1882–1953).
Born May 14th, 1882 in Kaminoyama.
Died February 25th, 1953 at 70 years old
Martinus Nijhoff
Dutch writer (1894-1953).
Born April 20th, 1894 in The Hague.
Died January 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in The Hague.
Henri Padé
French mathematician (1863-1953).
Born December 17th, 1863 in Abbeville.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Hans Aanrud
Norwegian author (1863-1953).
Born September 3rd, 1863 in Vestre Gausdal Municipality. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1953 at 89 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Josef Fischer
German professional road bicycle racer (1865-1953).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 88 years old in Munich.
Carl Stockdale
American actor (1874-1953).
Born February 19th, 1874 in Worthington.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
Ugo Betti
Italian writer and judge (1892–1953).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Camerino.
Died June 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Rome.
Jean Becquerel
French physicist (1878–1953).
Born February 5th, 1878 in Paris.
Died July 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in Pornichet.
Henri Bernstein
French playwright and screenwriter (1876-1953).
Born June 20th, 1876 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ryūzō Torii
Japanese archaeologist (1870-1953).
Born May 4th, 1870 in Tokushima.
Died January 14th, 1953 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Daniel Gregory Mason
American composer (1873–1953).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Brookline.
Died December 4th, 1953 at 80 years old in Greenwich.
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.
George A. Wilson
American politician (1884-1953).
Born April 1st, 1884 in Menlo.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Des Moines.
Nikolai Golovanov
Russian composer and conductor (1891–1953).
Born January 21st, 1891 in Moscow.
Died August 28th, 1953 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Issay Dobrowen
Composer and pianist.
Born February 27th, 1894 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 9th, 1953 at 59 years old in Oslo.
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.
Siegfried Bernfeld
Austrian psychologist and educator (1892–1953).
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 60 years old in San Francisco.
Nato Vachnadze
Soviet actress (1904-1953).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 49 years old in Zugdidi.
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.
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Polish musician (1879–1953).
Born October 18th, 1879 in Daugavpils.
Died June 10th, 1953 at 73 years old in Katowice.
Karel Domin
Czechoslovak politician, botanist and university educator (1882-1953).
Born May 4th, 1882 in Kutná Hora, Chudenice. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1953 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 444
Death makes equal the high and low. John Heywood