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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Henri Padé
French mathematician (1863-1953).
Born December 17th, 1863 in Abbeville. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1953 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Nikolai Golovanov
Russian composer and conductor.
Born January 21st, 1891 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1953 at 62 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer.
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
Karel Domin
Czechoslovak politician, botanist and university educator (1882-1953).
Born February 5th, 1884 in Kutná Hora, Chudenice. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1953 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Henri Bernstein
French playwright and screenwriter (1876-1953).
Born June 20th, 1876 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
Ernst August Köstring
German diplomat.
Born June 20th, 1876 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died November 20th, 1953 at 77 years old in Unterwössen.
Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen
German general.
Born November 24th, 1862 in Laufen, Germany.
Died February 21st, 1953 at 90 years old in Seeshaupt.
Oliver Campbell
Us tennis player (1871-1953).
Born February 25th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1953 at 82 years old in Campbellton.
Ryūzō Torii
Japanese archaeologist (1870-1953).
Born May 4th, 1870 in Shikoku.
Died January 14th, 1953 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 357
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