In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Alex James
Scottish footballer (1901-1953).
Born September 14th, 1901 in Mossend.
Died June 1st, 1953 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Francesco Saverio Nitti
Italian economist and political figure (1868–1953).
Born July 19th, 1868 in Melfi.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 84 years old in Rome.
Reginald Wingate
British general, administrator and diplomat (1861–1953).
Born June 25th, 1861 in Port Glasgow.
Died January 29th, 1953 at 91 years old in Dunbar.
Elsa Beskow
Swedish artist (1874-1953).
Born February 11th, 1874 in Stockholm, Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 79 years old in Danderyd (cancer).
Ralph Linton
American anthropologist (1893–1953).
Born February 27th, 1893 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 60 years old in New Haven.
Otto Meissner
German politician (1880-1953).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Bischwiller.
Died May 27th, 1953 at 73 years old in Munich.
Everett Shinn
American artist (1876-1953).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Woodstown.
Died May 1st, 1953 at 76 years old in New York City.
Maurice J. Tobin
American politician (1901-1953).
Born May 22nd, 1901 in Roxbury.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 52 years old in Scituate.
John Marin
American artist (1870-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1870 in Rutherford.
Died October 2nd, 1953 at 82 years old in Cape Split.
Johan Laidoner
Estonian general and politician (1884-1953).
Born February 12th, 1884 in Viiratsi. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1953 at 69 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Julius Rosenberg
American man executed for spying for the soviet union (1918–1953).
Born May 12th, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 19th, 1953 at 35 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Albert Plesman
Dutch businessman (1889–1953).
Born September 7th, 1889 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1953 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal.
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas.
Trần Trọng Kim
Vietnamese scholar and politician (1883–1953).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Nghi Xuân.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Đà Lạt.
Kyuichi Tokuda
Japanese politician, communist, lawyer.
Born September 12th, 1894 in Nago.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 59 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Charles William Miller
Brazilian footballer and manager (1874-1953).
Born November 24th, 1874 in São Paulo.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 78 years old in São Paulo.
Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist (1871–1953).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Central City.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 81 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction).
Nicolae Rădescu
Prime minister of romania (1874-1953).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Călimănești, Păușești-Otăsău.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
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.
Jan Czochralski
Polish chemist and engineer (1885–1953).
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Kcynia.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 67 years old in Poznań.
Rosemonde Gérard
French poet and playwright (1866–1953).
Born April 5th, 1871 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1953 at 82 years old in chaussée de la Muette. [ref]
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Hopkinton.
Died January 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Rockville.
Dámaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen
Spanish general and politician (1873-1953).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Remedios.
Died May 19th, 1953 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 444
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson