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In the year 1953
357 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]
Alexei Ivanovich Hegay
North korean politician (1908-1953).
Born March 18th, 1908 in Khabarovsk.
Died July 2nd, 1953 at 45 years old in Pyongyang (ballistic trauma).
Kornel Makuszyński
Polish writer.
Born January 8th, 1884 in Stryi. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in Zakopane. [ref]
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow.
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
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).
Ugo Betti
Italian writer and judge.
Born February 4th, 1892 in Camerino. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Rome. [ref]
Irving Reis
American film director (1906-1953).
Born May 7th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 47 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Josef Fischer
German professional road bicycle racer (1865-1953).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut.
Died March 3rd, 1953 at 88 years old in Munich.
Issay Dobrowen
Composer and pianist.
Born February 27th, 1894 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1953 at 59 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Géza Róheim
Hungarian born american psychoanalyst & anthropologist (1891-1953).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1953 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 357
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