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In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 403
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid