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In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Oscar Goßler
German rower (1875–1953).
Born June 26th, 1875 in Hamburg.
Died February 15th, 1953 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Noëlle Roger
Swiss journalist and writer (1874-1953).
Born September 25th, 1874 in Geneva.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Christian Hansen
Danish rower (1890-1953).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Sakskøbing.
Died September 10th, 1953 at 63 years old in Gentofte.
Arvid Rydman
Gymnast (1884–1953).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Alavus.
Died May 14th, 1953 at 68 years old in Pori.
Georges Vivex
Belgian artistic gymnast.
Born November 1st, 1890. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1953 at 62 years old [ref]
Richard Boyle
British coxswain (1888–1953).
Born October 11th, 1888 in Henley-on-Thames.
Died February 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Pershore.
Manoel de Aguiar Fagundes
Brazilian footballer (1907-1953).
Born August 22nd, 1907 in Niterói.
Died November 22nd, 1953 at 46 years old in Niterói.
Andrzej Cikoto
Polish catholic priest (1891–1952).
Born December 5th, 1891 in Plavuška.
Died February 13th, 1953 at 61 years old in Tayshet.
Jindřich Honzl
Czech theatre director and director (1894–1953).
Born May 14th, 1894 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1953 at 58 years old in Prague. [ref]
Julien Wartelle
Gymnast (1889–1953).
Born February 26th, 1889 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lille. [ref]
Karl Staaf
Swedish athlete (1881–1953).
Born April 6th, 1881 in Kungsholm parish.
Died February 15th, 1953 at 71 years old
Afrikan Krishtofovich
Soviet paleobotanist (1885-1953).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Kryshtopivka. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1953 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Albert Courquin
Sport shooter (1875–1953).
Born March 30th, 1875 in Bourbourg-Campagne.
Died March 24th, 1953 at 77 years old in Albi.
Petro Oros
Greek catholic auxiliary bishop of munkács.
Died August 27th, 1953 at 36 years old in Zarichchia.
Sergo Goglidze
Nkvd officer (1901–1953).
Born August 12th, 1901 in Racha Uyezd.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 52 years old in Moscow.
Karol Sidor
Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1901-1953).
Born July 16th, 1901 in Ružomberok.
Died October 20th, 1953 at 52 years old in Montreal.
Charles Mulder
Bobsledder.
Born July 1st, 1897 in Antwerp.
Died May 7th, 1953 at 55 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Şükrü Saracoğlu
5th prime minister of the republic of turkey (1887–1953).
Born June 17th, 1887 in İzmir.
Died December 27th, 1953 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Muhammad Kurd Ali
Syrian historian (1876–1953).
Born January 1st, 1876 in Damascus. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 77 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Deaths 426 to 444 of 444
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi