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In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Wenxiu
Qing dynasty imperial consort (1909–1953).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Qing dynasty.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 43 years old in Beijing.
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria
Austrian-tuscan imperial and royal (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
Milovan Jakšić
Serbian footballer (1909-1953).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Kolašin.
Died December 25th, 1953 at 44 years old in Alexandria (myocardial infarction).
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).
Alexei Ivanovich Hegay
North korean politician (1908-1953).
Born March 18th, 1908 in Khabarovsk.
Died July 2nd, 1953 at 45 years old in Pyongyang (gunshot wound).
Manoel de Aguiar Fagundes
Brazilian footballer (1907-1953).
Born August 22nd, 1907 in Niterói.
Died November 22nd, 1953 at 46 years old in Niterói.
Tamar Abakelia
Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator (1905-1953).
Born September 1st, 1905 in Khoni.
Died May 14th, 1953 at 47 years old in Tbilisi.
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
Polish writer (1905-1953).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Warsaw.
Died December 6th, 1953 at 48 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Gaston Rebry
Belgian cyclist (1905–1953).
Born January 29th, 1905 in Rollegem-Kapelle.
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 48 years old in Wevelgem.
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan (1904–1953).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Hirakawachō.
Died May 28th, 1953 at 48 years old in Oiwake (pulmonary tuberculosis).
G.R. Aldo
Cinematographer (1902–1953).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Scorzè.
Died November 14th, 1953 at 48 years old in Pianiga (traffic collision).
Louis Cattiaux
French painter, poet and writer (1904-1953).
Born August 17th, 1904 in Valenciennes.
Died July 16th, 1953 at 48 years old in Paris.
Nato Vachnadze
Soviet actress (1904-1953).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 49 years old in Zugdidi.
Bogdan Kobulov
Soviet politician and member of the soviet security and police apparatus (1904-1953).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Bertil Carlsson
Swedish ski jumper (1903–1953).
Born August 25th, 1903 in Hägernäs.
Died November 26th, 1953 at 50 years old in Stockholm.
Felice Bonetto
Italian racing driver.
Born June 9th, 1903 in Manerbio.
Died November 21st, 1953 at 50 years old in Silao.
Masauji Hachisuka
Japanese ornithologist (1903-1953).
Born February 15th, 1903 in Tokyo.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 50 years old in Atami (angina pectoris).
Princess Françoise of Orléans
Greek and french princess (1902-1953).
Born December 25th, 1902 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1953 at 50 years old in Paris.
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician (1902-1953).
Born November 16th, 1902 in Wiesbaden.
Died November 15th, 1953 at 50 years old in Hanover (traffic collision).
Hellmuth Becker
German general (1902–1953).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Alt Ruppin.
Died February 28th, 1953 at 50 years old in Yekaterinburg.
Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
Japanese prince (1902-1953).
Born June 25th, 1902 in Akasaka Estate. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1953 at 50 years old in Fujisawa (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer (1902–1953).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
Alice Prin
French painter (1901–1953).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953).
Born July 6th, 1901 in Kolkata.
Died June 24th, 1953 at 51 years old in Jammu and Kashmir (myocardial infarction).
Konstantin Koroteev
Soviet general (1901–1953).
Born February 25th, 1901 in Bohodukhiv.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 51 years old in Moscow.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou