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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
Archduke of austria (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
Rachilde
French decadent writer (1860-1953).
Born February 11th, 1860 in Château-l'Évêque.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Paris.
Moïse Kisling
Polish-french artist (1891-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1953 at 62 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Uroš Predić
Serbian artist (1857-1953).
Born December 7th, 1857 in Orlovat. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1953 at 95 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953).
Born September 20th, 1922 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1953 at 31 years old in Kings Mountain (aircraft crash). [ref]
Leslie Graham
British motorcycle road racer (1911-1953).
Born September 14th, 1911 in Wallasey.
Died June 12th, 1953 at 41 years old in Isle of Man.
Irène Bordoni
Italian-french actor and singer (1889-1953).
Born January 16th, 1895 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1953 at 58 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Sophia Hayden Bennett
American architect.
Born October 17th, 1868 in Santiago. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1953 at 84 years old in Winthrop (pneumonia).
Boris Kidrič
Prime minister of slovenia (1912-1953).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1953 at 41 years old in Belgrade (leukemia). [ref]
Lionel Belmore
Actor (1867-1953).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Wimbledon.
Died January 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 357
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