In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Gábor Obitz
Hungarian footballer and manager (1899–1953).
Born January 18th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 20th, 1953 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Henri Gance
French weightlifter (1888-1953).
Born March 17th, 1888 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 65 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Oleg Frelikh
Russian actor and film director (1887-1953).
Born March 24th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died September 6th, 1953 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Lugeon
Swiss geologist (1870-1953).
Born July 10th, 1870 in Poissy.
Died October 23rd, 1953 at 83 years old in Chevilly.
Wallace Bryant
American archer (1863–1953).
Born December 19th, 1863 in Melrose.
Died May 2nd, 1953 at 89 years old in Gloucester.
Alfred Jäck
Swiss footballer (1911-1953).
Born August 2nd, 1911 in Allschwil.
Died August 28th, 1953 at 42 years old
Émile Bouhours
Cyclist (1870–1953).
Born June 3rd, 1870 in Monnai.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 83 years old in La Courneuve.
André Auffray
French cyclist (1884–1953).
Born September 2nd, 1884 in Saumur.
Died November 4th, 1953 at 69 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Géza Nagy
Hungarian chess player (1892–1953).
Born December 29th, 1892 in Sátoraljaújhely.
Died August 13th, 1953 at 60 years old in Kaposvár.
Halfdan Hansen
Sailor.
Born October 16th, 1883 in Oslo. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old [ref]
Boris Kuftin
Archaeologist, ethnographer (1892–1953).
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Samara.
Died August 2nd, 1953 at 61 years old in Jūrmala.
Konstantin Koroteev
Soviet general (1901–1953).
Born February 25th, 1901 in Bohodukhiv.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Frederick Spiller
Boxer (1884–1953).
Born November 22nd, 1884 in Westminster.
Died September 15th, 1953 at 68 years old
Sven Johansson
Swedish canoer, 1912-1953.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Västervik.
Died August 5th, 1953 at 41 years old in Stockholm.
Hendrik Offerhaus
Dutch rower (1875-1953).
Born May 20th, 1875 in Venhuizen.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 78 years old in Wassenaar.
Leon Tuck
American ice hockey player (1891–1953).
Born May 25th, 1891 in Winchester.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 62 years old in Boston.
Carl Julius Bernhard Börner
German entomologist and botanist (1880-1953).
Born May 28th, 1880 in Bremen.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 73 years old in Naumburg.
David Munson
Athletics competitor (1884–1953).
Born May 19th, 1884 in Medina.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 69 years old in Antwerp.
Magdalon Monsen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1953).
Born April 19th, 1910 in Bergen. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1953 at 43 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Reidar Holter
Norwegian rower (1892–1953).
Born December 28th, 1892 in Oslo.
Died June 19th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
William Burns
Canadian lacrosse player (1875–1953).
Born March 24th, 1875 in Ontario.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
Auguste Giroux
French rugby union player (1874–1953).
Born July 29th, 1874 in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.
Died August 9th, 1953 at 79 years old in Portel-des-Corbières.
Pierre Nolf
Scientist, politician (1873-1953).
Born July 26th, 1873 in Ypres.
Died September 14th, 1953 at 80 years old in Brussels.
Alexandre Pharamond
French rugby union player (1876–1953).
Born October 20th, 1876 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
István Sándor
Hungarian catholic layman, martyr and blessed catholic (1914–1953).
Born October 26th, 1914 in Szolnok.
Died June 8th, 1953 at 38 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 444
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson