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In the year 1953
444 Notable deaths
Albert Coates
British conductor (1882-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 11th, 1953 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
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).
Sara Adler
Russian-born american actress in the yiddish theater.
Died April 28th, 1953 at 82 years old in New York City.
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.
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..
Ching-heng Wu
Chinese scholar (1865-1953).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Wujin District.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 88 years old in Taipei.
Gustav Herglotz
German mathematician (*1881 – †1953).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Volary.
Died March 22nd, 1953 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Milovan Jakšić
Serbian footballer (1909-1953).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Kolašin.
Died December 25th, 1953 at 44 years old in Alexandria (myocardial infarction).
T. F. O'Rahilly
Irish linguist (1882–1953).
Born November 11th, 1882 in Listowel. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1953 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Swedish religious activist (1859-1953); second son of oscar ii of sweden and sofia of nassau.
Born November 15th, 1859 in Arvfurstens palats. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Stockholm.
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).
Rosa May Billinghurst
British suffragist (1875-1953).
Born May 31st, 1875 in Lewisham.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 78 years old in Twickenham.
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
French painter (1865-1953).
Born September 1st, 1865 in Algiers. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 88 years old in Le Vésinet.
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.
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.
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).
Edgar Norton
American actor (1868-1953).
Born August 11th, 1868 in London. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1953 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Herbert E. Ives
American physicist (1882-1953).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1953 at 71 years old in Montclair.
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 (traffic collision).
Berthold Viertel
Austrian film director (1885–1953).
Born June 28th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died September 24th, 1953 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Robert G. Vignola
American artist (1882–1953).
Born August 7th, 1882 in Trivigno.
Died October 25th, 1953 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Pietro Gazzera
Italian general (1879–1953).
Born December 11th, 1879 in Bene Vagienna.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 73 years old in Cirié.
Ivan Lebedeff
Russian actor (1895–1953).
Born June 18th, 1895 in Užpaliai. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1953 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer (1902–1953).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
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