In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Jean Adair
Actress (1873-1953).
Born June 13th, 1873 in Hamilton.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Louis Ginzberg
American rabbi (1873–1953).
Born November 28th, 1873 in Kaunas.
Died November 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
20th-century prime minister of sweden (1862-1953).
Born February 4th, 1862. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1953 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Erich Weinert
German communist writer (1890–1953).
Born August 4th, 1890 in Magdeburg.
Died April 20th, 1953 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Uroš Predić
Serbian artist (1857-1953).
Born December 7th, 1857 in Orlovat.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 95 years old in Belgrade.
Wahid Hasyim
Indonesian politician (1914-1953).
Born June 1st, 1914 in Jombang.
Died April 19th, 1953 at 38 years old in Cimahi.
Leslie Graham
British motorcycle road racer (1911-1953).
Born September 14th, 1911 in Wallasey.
Died June 12th, 1953 at 41 years old in Isle of Man (motorcycle accident).
Rachilde
French decadent writer (1860-1953).
Born February 11th, 1860 in Château-l'Évêque.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Paris.
Sergo Goglidze
Nkvd officer (1901–1953).
Born August 12th, 1901 in Racha Uyezd.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 52 years old in Moscow.
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953).
Born September 20th, 1922 in Manhattan.
Died October 29th, 1953 at 31 years old in Kings Mountain (aircraft crash).
Moïse Kisling
Polish-french artist (1891-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1953 at 62 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Marjorie Bowen
British writer (1885–1952).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Hampshire.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in St Charles Hospital.
Lionel Belmore
British actor (1867-1953).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Wimbledon.
Died January 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Boris Kidrič
Prime minister of slovenia (1912–1953).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died April 11th, 1953 at 41 years old in Belgrade (leukemia).
Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss of Gera
German prince (1895-1953).
Born May 13th, 1895 in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.
Died December 31st, 1953 at 58 years old
Vydūnas
Lithuanian philosopher (1868-1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Jonaičiai.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 84 years old in Detmold.
Edward Sedgwick
American film director, screenwriter (1889–1953).
Born November 7th, 1892 in Galveston.
Died May 7th, 1953 at 60 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Irène Bordoni
Italian-french actor and singer (1889-1953).
Born January 16th, 1895 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1953 at 58 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Muhammad Kurd Ali
Syrian historian (1876–1953).
Born January 1st, 1876 in Damascus. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 77 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian writer and mayor (1892-1953).
Born October 27th, 1892 in Quebrangulo.
Died March 20th, 1953 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). [ref]
Chet Miller
American racing driver.
Born July 19th, 1902 in Detroit.
Died May 15th, 1953 at 50 years old in Indianapolis (traffic collision).
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Morgan Wallace
American film actor (1881-1953).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Lompoc.
Died December 12th, 1953 at 72 years old in Tarzana (disease).
Jacques Thibaud
French violinist.
Born September 27th, 1880 in Bordeaux.
Died September 1st, 1953 at 72 years old in Barcelonnette (aviation accident).
Joseph Jongen
Belgian organist and composer (1873–1953).
Born December 14th, 1873 in Liège.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 79 years old in Sart-lez-Spa.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 444
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks