In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1953 at 71 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
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.
Woo Tsin-hang
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 191 to 200 of 403
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold