In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
Hans Aanrud
Norwegian author (1863-1953).
Born September 3rd, 1863 in Vestre Gausdal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1953 at 89 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen
German general (1862–1953).
Born November 24th, 1862 in Laufen.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 90 years old in Seeshaupt.
Oliver Campbell
American tennis player (1871–1953).
Born February 25th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1953 at 82 years old in Campbellton.
Noel Beresford-Peirse
British army general (1887–1953).
Born December 22nd, 1887 in Derry.
Died January 14th, 1953 at 65 years old in Salisbury.
Henri Padé
French mathematician (1863-1953).
Born December 17th, 1863 in Abbeville.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Géza Róheim
Hungarian born american psychoanalyst & anthropologist (1891-1953).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 7th, 1953 at 61 years old in New York City.
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Martinus Nijhoff
Dutch writer (1894-1953).
Born April 20th, 1894 in The Hague. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Mokichi Saitō
Japanese poet.
Born May 14th, 1882 in Kaminoyama.
Died February 25th, 1953 at 70 years old
Josef Fischer
German professional road bicycle racer (1865-1953).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 88 years old in Munich.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 403
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris