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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Francesco Saverio Nitti
Italian economist and political figure (1868-1953).
Born July 19th, 1868 in Melfi. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1953 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jean Adair
Actress (1873-1953).
Born June 13th, 1873 in Hamilton.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Dámaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen
Spanish general and politician (1873-1953).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Remedios.
Died May 19th, 1953 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Wahid Hasyim
Indonesian politician (1914-1953).
Born June 1st, 1914 in Jombang.
Died April 19th, 1953 at 38 years old in Cimahi.
Kyuichi Tokuda
Japanese politician.
Born September 12th, 1894 in Nago.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 59 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Bogdan Kobulov
Soviet politician and member of the soviet security and police apparatus (1904-1953).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Trần Trọng Kim
Vietnamese prime minister (1883-1953).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Nghi Xuân.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Da Lat.
Nicolae Rădescu
Prime minister of romania (1874-1953).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Călimănești, Păușești-Otăsău.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Hopkinton. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 357
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot