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In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
Alice Prin
French painter (1901–1953).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Porter Hall
American actor (1888-1953).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Arnold Bax
English composer, poet, and author (1883–1953).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Streatham.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 69 years old in Cork.
Helene Mayer
German fencer (1910–1953).
Born December 20th, 1910 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1953 at 42 years old in Heidelberg (breast cancer). [ref]
Chōjun Miyagi
Japanese karateka (1888-1953).
Born April 25th, 1888 in Naha.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 65 years old in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island.
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist and bandurist (1885–1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
American politician (1895–1953).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Madison.
Died February 24th, 1953 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (gunshot wound).
Albert Gleizes
French painter (1881–1953).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1953 at 71 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. [ref]
Julia de Burgos
Puerto rican poet (1914–1953).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Carolina.
Died July 6th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Nobutake Kondō
Japanese admiral (1886-1953).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died February 19th, 1953 at 66 years old
Deaths 61 to 70 of 403
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner