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In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
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.
Maksim Purkayev
Soviet general (1894–1953).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Purkayevo.
Died January 1st, 1953 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Bauer
German painter (1889–1953).
Born February 11th, 1889 in Wąwelno.
Died November 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Deal (lung cancer).
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).
Albert Austin
English actor (1881–1953).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1953 at 70 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.
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]
Philip Graves
Irish journalist (1876-1953).
Born February 25th, 1876 in Bowdon.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Bantry.
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction).
Grigori Voitinsky
Russian communist official (1893-1953).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Nevel.
Died June 11th, 1953 at 60 years old in Moscow.
George White
Ohio politician (1872-1953).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Elmira.
Died December 15th, 1953 at 81 years old in West Palm Beach.
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.
Mykola Zelinsky
Ukranian chemist (1861–1953).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Tiraspol.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
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).
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]
Arthur Hoyt
American film actor (1874–1953).
Born March 19th, 1874 in Georgetown.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.
Eleazar Sukenik
Israeli archaeologist (1889–1953).
Born August 12th, 1889 in Białystok.
Died February 28th, 1953 at 63 years old in Jerusalem.
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).
Sam De Grasse
Canadian 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 (1877-1953).
Died July 6th, 1953 at 76 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 444
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson