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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist.
Born November 9th, 1871 in Central City.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 81 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction).
Abel Santamaría
Cuban revolutionary.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Encrucijada.
Died July 26th, 1953 at 25 years old in Santiago de Cuba (torture).
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan.
Born December 28th, 1904 in Hirakawachō.
Died May 28th, 1953 at 48 years old in Oiwake (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Everett Shinn
American artist (1876-1953).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Woodstown. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1953 at 76 years old in New York City.
Otto Meissner
German politician (1880-1953).
Born March 13th, 1880 in Bischwiller.
Died May 27th, 1953 at 73 years old in Munich.
Johan Laidoner
Estonian general and politician.
Born February 12th, 1884 in Viiratsi Rural Municipality.
Died March 13th, 1953 at 69 years old in Vladimir Central Prison. [ref]
Charles William Miller
Brazilian footballer and manager (1874-1953).
Born November 24th, 1874 in São Paulo.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 78 years old in São Paulo.
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Reginald Wingate
British general, administrator and diplomat (1861–1953).
Born June 25th, 1861 in Port Glasgow.
Died January 29th, 1953 at 91 years old in Dunbar.
Jan Czochralski
Polish chemist and engineer.
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Kcynia.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 67 years old in Poznań.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi