In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Louis Ginzberg
American rabbi (1873–1953).
Born November 28th, 1873 in Kaunas.
Died November 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
20th-century prime minister of sweden (1862-1953).
Born February 4th, 1862. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1953 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Wahid Hasyim
Indonesian politician (1914-1953).
Born June 1st, 1914 in Jombang.
Died April 19th, 1953 at 38 years old in Cimahi.
Uroš Predić
Serbian artist (1857-1953).
Born January 7th, 1857 in Orlovat.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
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 (motorcycle accident).
Rachilde
French decadent writer (1860-1953).
Born February 11th, 1860 in Château-l'Évêque.
Died April 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Paris.
Erich Weinert
German politician.
Born August 4th, 1890 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1953 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 395
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson