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In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
Berthold Viertel
Austrian film director.
Born June 28th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Robert G. Vignola
American artist (1882-1953).
Born August 7th, 1882 in Trivigno. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1953 at 71 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Oskar Luts
Estonian writer and playwright (1887–1953).
Born January 7th, 1887 in Palamuse Rural Municipality.
Died March 23rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Tartu.
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer.
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
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.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 403
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