In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
René Fonck
French flying ace (1894-1953).
Born March 27th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe.
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke).
Charles Robert Knight
American artist (1874-1953).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn.
Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Ernst Zermelo
German mathematician.
Born July 27th, 1871 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1953 at 81 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Nobuyuki Abe
General in the imperial japanese army (1875-1953). dictator of japan.
Born November 24th, 1875 in Kanazawa.
Died September 7th, 1953 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Hans Reichenbach
German–american philosopher.
Born September 26th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Springhead.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 73 years old in Hitchin.
Edmund Dulac
French-born british illustrator and stamp designer (1882–1953).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1953 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
James Scullin
Australian politician, ninth prime minister of australia (1876-1953).
Born September 18th, 1876 in Trawalla.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1901 in East Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1953 at 52 years old in Chevy Chase (cancer). [ref]
Róbert Berény
Hungarian artist (1887-1953).
Born March 18th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 10th, 1953 at 66 years old in Budapest.
James Earle Fraser
American artist (1876–1953).
Born November 4th, 1876 in Winona.
Died October 11th, 1953 at 76 years old in Westport.
Lewis Fry Richardson
Uk mathematician & polymath (1881–1953).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died September 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Kilmun.
Margaret Bondfield
British feminist and trade unionist (1873–1953).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Chard.
Died June 16th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sanderstead.
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953).
Born February 28th, 1893 in Penza.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Jūrmala (myocardial infarction).
George Barnes
American cinematographer (1892-1953).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Pasadena.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Rudolph Schindler
American architect (1887–1953).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Iuliu Maniu
Romanian politician (1873–1953).
Born January 8th, 1873 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Xu Beihong
Chinese painter (1895-1953).
Born July 19th, 1895 in Yixing. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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.
Bodewin Keitel
German general (1888–1953).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Helmscherode.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
3rd duke of abercorn (1869-1953).
Born November 30th, 1869 in London.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 83 years old in London.
Emmerich Kálmán
Hungarian-born composer of operettas (1882–1953).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Siófok.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Paris.
Noe Zhordania
Georgian politician and chairman of the government of the democratic republic of georgia (1868-1953).
Born January 14th, 1868 in Lanchkhuti.
Died January 11th, 1953 at 84 years old in Paris.
Jean Delville
Belgian occultist, painter, writer (1867–1953).
Born January 19th, 1867 in Leuven. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1953 at 86 years old in Forest. [ref]
Alan Curtis
American actor (1909-1953).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1953 at 43 years old in New York City.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender