In the year 1953
407 Notable deaths
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
French painter (1865-1953).
Born September 30th, 1865 in Algiers. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 87 years old in Le Vésinet.
Alexei Ivanovich Hegay
North korean politician (1908-1953).
Born March 18th, 1908 in Khabarovsk.
Died July 2nd, 1953 at 45 years old in Pyongyang (gunshot wound).
Edgar Norton
American actor (1868-1953).
Born August 11th, 1868 in London. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1953 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Herbert E. Ives
American physicist (1882-1953).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1953 at 71 years old in Montclair.
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
Polish writer (1905-1953).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Warsaw.
Died December 6th, 1953 at 48 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Evgeny Paton
Ukrainian and soviet scientist and engineer (1870–1953).
Born March 5th, 1870 in Nice. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1953 at 83 years old in Kyiv.
Charles de Tornaco
Racecar driver (1927-1953).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died September 18th, 1953 at 26 years old in Modena.
Lai Man-Wai
Chinese actor and director (1893–1953).
Born September 25th, 1893 in Japan.
Died October 26th, 1953 at 60 years old in Hong Kong.
Dimitar Vlahov
Ottoman, bulgarian, and yugoslav politician (1878–1953).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Kilkis.
Died April 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Pietro Gazzera
Italian general (1879–1953).
Born December 11th, 1879 in Bene Vagienna.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 73 years old in Cirié.
Berthold Viertel
Austrian film director.
Born June 28th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Robert G. Vignola
American artist (1882-1953).
Born August 7th, 1882 in Trivigno. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1953 at 71 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Oskar Luts
Estonian writer and playwright (1887–1953).
Born January 7th, 1887 in Palamuse Rural Municipality.
Died March 23rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Tartu.
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer.
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
Ernest Barnes
English mathematician and clergyman (1874–1953).
Born April 1st, 1874 in Birmingham.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 79 years old in Hurstpierpoint.
Holger Pedersen
Danish linguist (1867-1953).
Born April 7th, 1867 in Gelballe.
Died October 25th, 1953 at 86 years old in Hellerup.
Elisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Carl Froelich
German film director, cinematographer, and film producer.
Born September 5th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 77 years old in West Berlin.
Ekvtime Takaishvili
Historian (1863–1953).
Born January 5th, 1862 in Likhauri.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 91 years old in Tbilisi.
Ernst August Köstring
German diplomat.
Born June 20th, 1876 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died November 20th, 1953 at 77 years old in Unterwössen.
Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Emil Filla
Czech painter and sculptor (1882–1953).
Born April 4th, 1882 in Chropyně. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1953 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Reginald Baker
Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor (1884–1953).
Born February 8th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Yi See-young
Vice president of south korea (1868-1953).
Born December 3rd, 1868 in Seoul.
Died April 19th, 1953 at 84 years old in Busan (disease).
Kornel Makuszyński
Polish writer (1884–1953).
Born January 8th, 1884 in Stryi. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in Zakopane. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan