In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
Ernest Barnes
English mathematician and clergyman.
Born April 1st, 1874 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1953 at 79 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Holger Pedersen
Danish linguist (1867-1953).
Born April 7th, 1867 in Gelballe. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1953 at 86 years old in Hellerup.
Elisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Carl Froelich
German film director, cinematographer, and film producer.
Born September 5th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1953 at 77 years old in West Berlin.
Ekvtime Takaishvili
Historian (1863–1953).
Born January 5th, 1862 in Likhauri.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 91 years old in Tbilisi.
Ernst August Köstring
German diplomat.
Born June 20th, 1876 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died November 20th, 1953 at 77 years old in Unterwössen.
Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul.
Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Emil Filla
Czech painter and sculptor (1882-1953).
Born April 3rd, 1882 in Chropyně. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1953 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Reginald Baker
Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor.
Born February 8th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Yi See-young
Vice president of south korea (1868-1953).
Born December 3rd, 1868 in Seoul.
Died April 19th, 1953 at 84 years old in Busan (disease).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 395
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu