In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
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, 1895 in Portland. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1953 at 58 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Henry Crew
American physicist and astronomer (1859–1953).
Born June 4th, 1859 in Richmond.
Died February 17th, 1953 at 93 years old in Evanston.
Vsevolod Zaderatsky
Composer (1891-1953).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Rivne.
Died February 1st, 1953 at 61 years old in Lviv.
Arthur Berry
English footballer (1888-1953).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Ibrahim Nagi
Egyptian poet (1898–1953).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Cairo.
Died March 27th, 1953 at 54 years old [ref]
Ludomir Różycki
Polish composer and conductor (1883–1953).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 69 years old in Katowice.
Paul Kemp
German actor (1899–1953).
Born May 20th, 1896 in Bad Godesberg.
Died August 13th, 1953 at 57 years old in West Germany.
József Nyirő
Hungarian writer (1889–1953).
Born July 28th, 1889 in Jimbor.
Died October 16th, 1953 at 64 years old in Madrid.
André Corap
French general (1878-1953).
Born January 15th, 1878 in Pont-Audemer.
Died August 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Fontainebleau.
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).
Paul Couturier
French priest (1881–1953).
Born July 29th, 1881 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1953 at 71 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Friedrich Schorr
Asutro-hungarian opera singer.
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Oradea.
Died August 14th, 1953 at 64 years old in Farmington.
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
English tennis player (1897–1953).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Beighton.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 55 years old in Melbourn (traffic collision).
Hilda Borgström
Swedish actress (1871-1953).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 81 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Alwin Mittasch
German chemist (1869-1953).
Born December 27th, 1869 in Großdehsa.
Died June 4th, 1953 at 83 years old in Heidelberg.
Clyde De Vinna
Cinematographer (1890-1953).
Born July 13th, 1890 in Sedalia.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
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.
Richard Eichberg
German film director (1888–1953).
Born October 27th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died May 8th, 1953 at 64 years old in Munich.
Constantin Levaditi
Romanian-french physician.
Born August 1st, 1874 in Galați.
Died September 5th, 1953 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim
German equestrian.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Hanover.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 43 years old in Volgograd (hanging to death).
Ernst Herman van Rappard
Dutch criminal (1899-1953).
Born October 30th, 1899 in Java.
Died January 11th, 1953 at 53 years old in Vught.
Margarete Kupfer
German actress (1881-1953).
Born April 10th, 1881 in Kożuchów.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 72 years old in East Berlin.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 444
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold