In the year 1953

403 Notable deaths

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

American 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.

Henri Padé

French mathematician (1863-1953).

Born December 17th, 1863 in Abbeville.

Died July 9th, 1953 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Géza Róheim

Hungarian born american psychoanalyst & anthropologist (1891-1953).

Born September 12th, 1891 in Budapest.

Died June 7th, 1953 at 61 years old in New York City.

Nikolai Evreinov

Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).

Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow. [ref]

Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Martinus Nijhoff

Dutch writer (1894-1953).

Born April 20th, 1894 in The Hague. [ref]

Died January 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in The Hague. [ref]

Mokichi Saitō

Japanese poet.

Born May 14th, 1882 in Kaminoyama.

Died February 25th, 1953 at 70 years old

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.

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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe