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In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Jean Delville
Belgian occultist, painter, writer (1867–1953).
Born January 19th, 1867 in Leuven.
Died January 19th, 1953 at 86 years old in Forest.
Ernst Reuter
German mayor of west berlin (1889–1953).
Born July 29th, 1889 in Aabenraa.
Died September 29th, 1953 at 64 years old in West Berlin.
Julian Tuwim
Polish poet (1894–1953).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Łódź. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1953 at 59 years old in Zakopane (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Vsevolod Merkulov
Soviet politician and intelligence officer, head of nkgb (1895-1953).
Born November 6th, 1895 in Zagatala.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Alan Curtis
American actor (1909-1953).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died February 2nd, 1953 at 43 years old in New York City.
Sergei Winogradsky
Ukrainian microbiologist (1856-1953).
Born September 1st, 1856 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1953 at 96 years old in Brie-Comte-Robert (tuberculosis).
Jean Epstein
French film director, essayist and novelist (1897–1953).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 56 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease).
Sulaiman Nadvi
19th century islamic scholar of pakistan (1884–1953).
Born November 22nd, 1884 in Bihar, British Raj, Desna, Bihar.
Died November 22nd, 1953 at 69 years old in Pakistan, Karachi, Federal Capital Territory.
Douglas Southall Freeman
American journalist (1886–1953).
Born May 16th, 1886 in Lynchburg.
Died June 13th, 1953 at 67 years old in Richmond.
Stanisław Wojciechowski
Polish scientist and politician (1869-1953).
Born March 15th, 1869 in Kalisz.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 84 years old in Gołąbki.
C. E. M. Joad
British philosopher.
Born August 12th, 1891 in Durham.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in East Heath Road.
Nikolaos Plastiras
Soldier and prime minister of greece (1883–1953).
Born November 4th, 1883 in Kardítsa.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 69 years old in Athens.
Everett Brown
Actor (1902-1953).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Smith County.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (extra-judicial killing).
Paul Hurst
American actor and film director (1888-1953).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Traver.
Died February 27th, 1953 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Dumarsais Estimé
President of haiti (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Verrettes.
Died July 20th, 1953 at 53 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (kidney disease). [ref]
Lev Mekhlis
Soviet politician (1889-1953).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Odesa.
Died February 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
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.
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).
Godfrey Tearle
British actor (1884-1953).
Born October 12th, 1884 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 1953 at 68 years old in London.
Vladas Mironas
Lithuanian politician (1880–1953).
Born June 22nd, 1880 in Kuodiškiai.
Died February 18th, 1953 at 72 years old in Vladimir Central Prison (stroke). [ref]
William Farnum
American actor (1876–1953).
Born July 4th, 1876 in Boston.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 76 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
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.
Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz
Israeli rabbi (1878-1953).
Born November 7th, 1878 in Kosava.
Died October 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Bnei Brak.
Robert A. Millikan
American physicist (1868–1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Morrison.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 85 years old in San Marino (myocardial infarction).
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