In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction).
Philip Graves
Irish journalist (1876-1953).
Born February 25th, 1876 in Bowdon.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Bantry.
Mykola Zelinsky
Ukranian chemist (1861–1953).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Tiraspol.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Alice Eastwood
Canadian american botanist (1859-1953).
Born January 19th, 1859 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1953 at 94 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Grigori Voitinsky
Russian communist official (1893-1953).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Nevel.
Died June 11th, 1953 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Hoyt
American film actor (1874–1953).
Born March 19th, 1874 in Georgetown.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Nikolay Punin
Russian art historian.
Born November 28th, 1888 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1953 at 64 years old in Vorkuta Gulag, Abez labor camp. [ref]
Cy Kendall
American actor (1898-1953).
Born March 10th, 1898 in St. Louis.
Died July 22nd, 1953 at 55 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Henri de Man
Belgian politician (1885-1953).
Born November 17th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 20th, 1953 at 67 years old in Greng (traffic collision).
Sam De Grasse
Actor (1875-1953).
Born June 12th, 1875 in New Brunswick.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 78 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Edmund Breon
Actor.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Hamilton.
Died June 24th, 1953 at 70 years old in Cork.
Valentine de Saint-Point
Artist (1875-1953).
Born February 16th, 1875 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 78 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Herbert Rawlinson
English actor (1885-1953).
Born November 15th, 1885 in Brighton.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Cecil Hepworth
English film director and film producer (1874-1953).
Born March 19th, 1874 in Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Greenford. [ref]
Titta Ruffo
Italian opera singer.
Born June 8th, 1877 in Pisa. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1953 at 76 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Coates
British conductor (1882-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1953 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Alexander Vasiliev
Russian historian (1867–1953).
Born October 4th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Marc Birkigt
Swiss mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1878-1953).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Geneva.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Versoix.
Felice Bonetto
Italian racing driver.
Born June 9th, 1903 in Manerbio.
Died November 21st, 1953 at 50 years old in Silao.
Ching-heng Wu
Chinese scholar (1865-1953).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Wujin District.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 88 years old in Taipei.
Morgan Russell
American artist (1886-1953).
Born January 25th, 1886 in New York City.
Died May 29th, 1953 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (cerebrovascular disease).
Milovan Jakšić
Serbian footballer (1909-1953).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Kolašin.
Died December 25th, 1953 at 44 years old in Alexandria (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Herglotz
German mathematician (*1881 – †1953).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Volary.
Died March 22nd, 1953 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 407
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis