In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
Rachilde
French decadent writer (1860-1953).
Born February 11th, 1860 in Château-l'Évêque.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Paris.
Erich Weinert
German politician.
Born August 4th, 1890 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1953 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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]
Lionel Belmore
Actor (1867-1953).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Wimbledon.
Died January 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Marjorie Bowen
British writer (1885–1952).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Hampshire.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in St Charles Hospital.
Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss Younger Line
German prince (1895-1953).
Born May 13th, 1895 in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.
Died December 31st, 1953 at 58 years old
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).
Irène Bordoni
Italian-french actor and singer (1889-1953).
Born January 16th, 1889 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1953 at 64 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Vladas Mironas
Lithuanian politician.
Born June 22nd, 1880 in Kuodiškiai.
Died February 18th, 1953 at 72 years old in Vladimir Central Prison (stroke). [ref]
Vydūnas
Lithuanian philosopher (1868-1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Jonaičiai.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 84 years old in Detmold.
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
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).
Jacques Thibaud
French violinist.
Born September 27th, 1880 in Bordeaux.
Died September 1st, 1953 at 72 years old in Barcelonnette (aviation accident).
Chet Miller
American racing driver.
Born July 19th, 1902 in Detroit.
Died May 15th, 1953 at 50 years old in Indianapolis.
Morgan Wallace
American film actor (1881-1953).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Lompoc.
Died December 12th, 1953 at 72 years old in Tarzana (disease).
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]
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.
Sophia Hayden Bennett
American architect (1868–1953).
Born October 17th, 1868 in Santiago. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1953 at 84 years old in Winthrop (pneumonia).
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchess of anhalt.
Born August 11th, 1873 in Altenburg.
Died April 14th, 1953 at 79 years old in Altenburg.
Rudolf Bauer
German painter (1889–1953).
Born February 11th, 1889 in Wąwelno.
Died November 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Deal (lung cancer).
Maksim Purkayev
Soviet general (1894-1953).
Born August 14th, 1894.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Albert Austin
English actor (1881–1953).
Born December 13th, 1881 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1953 at 71 years old in North Hollywood.
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Swedish engineer (1876–1953).
Born December 10th, 1876 in Kumla.
Died April 17th, 1953 at 76 years old in Vasa parish.
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
American patron of music (1864–1953).
Born October 30th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 1953 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez