In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
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
Belgian ice hockey player, referee, administrator (1888–1953).
Born August 11th, 1888 in 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.
Myrtelle Canavan
American physician.
Born June 24th, 1879 in Greenbush Township.
Died August 4th, 1953 at 74 years old in Boston (Parkinson's disease).
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 (1910–1953).
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.
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.
William Chambers Coker
American mycologist and botanist (1872–1953).
Born October 24th, 1872 in South Carolina.
Died June 27th, 1953 at 80 years old
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 Ruszki, Łódź Voivodeship.
Died January 16th, 1953 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
James Lightbody
American middle distance runner (1882-1953).
Born March 16th, 1882 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Charleston.
Ruggero Ruggeri
Italian actor (1871-1953).
Born November 14th, 1871 in Fano.
Died July 20th, 1953 at 81 years old in Milan.
Gaston Rebry
Belgian cyclist (1905–1953).
Born January 29th, 1905 in Rollegem-Kapelle.
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 48 years old in Wevelgem.
Khalil al-Sakakini
Palestinian poet (1878–1953).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1953 at 75 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Masauji Hachisuka
Japanese ornithologist (1903-1953).
Born February 15th, 1903 in Tokyo.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 50 years old in Atami (angina pectoris).
Nathan Banks
U.s. entomologist (1868-1953).
Born April 13th, 1868 in Roslyn.
Died January 24th, 1953 at 84 years old in Holliston.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks