In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
Hugo Sperrle
German field marshal (1885–1953).
Born February 7th, 1885 in Ludwigsburg.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 68 years old in Munich.
Maud Gonne
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953).
Born December 21st, 1866 in Farnham.
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh.
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Daughter of ludwig iv, grand duke of hesse and by rhine (1866-1953).
Born July 11th, 1866 in Neues Palais.
Died November 11th, 1953 at 87 years old in Gut Hemmelmark.
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Benegal Narsing Rau
Indian civil servant and jurist (1887-1953).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Mangaluru.
Died November 30th, 1953 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
United states army general, medal of honor recipient (1883-1953).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in Washington.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Texas (stroke).
Fred M. Vinson
Chief justice of the united states from 1946 to 1953.
Born January 22nd, 1890 in Lawrence County.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Wenxiu
Qing dynasty imperial consort (1909–1953).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Qing dynasty.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 43 years old in Beijing.
Dooley Wilson
American actor and musician (1886-1953).
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Tyler.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Bill Tilden
American tennis player (1893–1953).
Born February 10th, 1893 in Germantown.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, stroke).
Maude Adams
American actress (1872–1953).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 17th, 1953 at 80 years old in Tannersville (disease).
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist.
Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease). [ref]
Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Duke of westminster (1879-1953).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Cheshire.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 74 years old in Scotland.
Mary Anderson
Inventor of the windshield wiper blade (1866–1953).
Born February 19th, 1866 in Greene County. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1953 at 87 years old in Monteagle.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Indian-british barrister (1872-1953).
Born April 14th, 1872 in Mumbai.
Died December 10th, 1953 at 81 years old in Brookwood.
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953); international military tribunal defendant.
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum.
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Ivan Bunin
Russian writer and poet (1870–1953).
Born October 22nd, 1870 in Voronezh.
Died November 8th, 1953 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Klement Gottwald
5th president of czechoslovakia.
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Dědice.
Died March 14th, 1953 at 56 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction).
William Sterling Parsons
American naval officer (1901–1953).
Born November 26th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 52 years old in Bethesda (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lewis Stone
American actor (1879–1953).
Born November 15th, 1879 in Worcester.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Millard Mitchell
American actor (1903-1953).
Born August 14th, 1903 in Havana.
Died October 13th, 1953 at 50 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Kathleen Ferrier
English contralto singer (1912–1953).
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Higher Walton.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 41 years old in London (cancer).
Hugo Schmeisser
German firearm designer (1884–1953).
Born September 24th, 1884 in Jena.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 68 years old in Erfurt (lung disease).
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene