In the year 1953
411 Notable deaths
Boris Grekov
Soviet historian (1882-1953).
Born May 3rd, 1882 in Myrhorod.
Died September 9th, 1953 at 71 years old in Moscow.
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).
Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim
German equestrian.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Hanover.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 43 years old in Volgograd (hanging).
Margarete Kupfer
German actress (1881-1953).
Born April 10th, 1881 in Kożuchów.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 72 years old in East Berlin.
Georg-Wilhelm Postel
German general (1896–1953).
Born April 25th, 1896 in Zittau.
Died September 20th, 1953 at 57 years old in Shakhty (tuberculosis).
Richard Eichberg
German film director (1888–1953).
Born October 27th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died May 8th, 1953 at 64 years old in Munich.
Ernst Herman van Rappard
Dutch criminal (1899-1953).
Born October 30th, 1899 in Java.
Died January 11th, 1953 at 53 years old in Vught.
Coit Albertson
Silent film actor (1880-1953).
Born October 14th, 1880 in Reading.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Felix Endrich
Bobsledder (1921-1953).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Basel.
Died January 31st, 1953 at 31 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Alexander Osmerkin
Russian artist (1892-1953).
Born December 8th, 1892 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1953 at 60 years old [ref]
André Abbal
French sculptor (1876–1953).
Born November 16th, 1876 in Montech. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1953 at 76 years old in Carbonne.
Lew Harvey
American actor (1887-1953).
Born October 6th, 1887 in Wisconsin.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Alfred Philippson
German geologist and geographer (1864–1953).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Bonn.
Died March 28th, 1953 at 89 years old in Bonn.
Paul Loicq
Ice hockey player, referee, administrator.
Born August 11th, 1888 in City of Brussels, Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 26th, 1953 at 64 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode.
Andrés de Segurola
Spanish opera singer (1874–1953).
Born March 27th, 1874 in Valencia.
Died January 23rd, 1953 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Rudolf Leonhard
Poet and german politician (1889-1953).
Born October 27th, 1889 in Leszno.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Mackensen
German artist (1866-1953).
Born April 8th, 1866 in Kreiensen.
Died May 12th, 1953 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Timofey Khryukin
Soviet general, twice hero of the soviet union.
Born June 21st, 1910 in Yeysk.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Albert Meyer
Swiss politician, editor of neue zürcher zeitung and member of the swiss federal council (1870-1953).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Fällanden. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1953 at 83 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Luis Alberto Riart
President of paraguay (1880-1953).
Born July 21st, 1880 in Esquina, Corrientes.
Died October 1st, 1953 at 73 years old in Asunción.
Theo Mackeben
German composer and conductor (1897-1953).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Starogard Gdański.
Died January 10th, 1953 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Osip Abdulov
Soviet actor (1900-1953).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Łódź.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Johannes Baumann
Member of the swiss federal council (1874-1953).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Herisau.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Herisau.
Szilárd Bogdánffy
Roman catholic bishop (1911-1953).
Born February 21st, 1911 in Crna Bara.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 42 years old in Aiud (pneumonia).
Artur Śliwiński
Polish politician (1877-1953).
Born August 17th, 1877 in Kutno.
Died January 16th, 1953 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami