In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
Kornel Makuszyński
Polish writer (1884–1953).
Born January 8th, 1884 in Stryi. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in Zakopane. [ref]
Leonid Kreutzer
German musician.
Born March 13th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Sergey Trofimenko
Soviet general (1899–1953).
Born September 22nd, 1899 in Bryansk.
Died October 16th, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow.
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]
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Swedish religious activist (1859-1953); second son of oscar ii of sweden and sofia of nassau.
Born November 15th, 1859 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died October 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Stockholm.
Pyotr Shirshov
Soviet scientist and explorer (1905–1953).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Russian Empire, Dnipro.
Died February 17th, 1953 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Hans Aanrud
Norwegian author (1863-1953).
Born September 3rd, 1863 in Vestre Gausdal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1953 at 89 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen
German general (1862–1953).
Born November 24th, 1862 in Laufen.
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.
Noel Beresford-Peirse
British army general (1887–1953).
Born December 22nd, 1887 in Derry.
Died January 14th, 1953 at 65 years old in Salisbury.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner