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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Eduard Künneke
German composer (b. 1885).
Born January 27th, 1885 in Emmerich am Rhein. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1953 at 68 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Jean Becquerel
French physicist.
Born February 5th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in Pornichet.
Noel Beresford-Peirse
British army general.
Born December 22nd, 1887 in Derry.
Died January 14th, 1953 at 65 years old in Salisbury.
Carl Stockdale
American actor (1874-1953).
Born February 19th, 1874 in Worthington.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
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]
George Allison Wilson
American politician (1884-1953).
Born April 1st, 1884 in Menlo.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Des Moines.
Daniel Gregory Mason
American composer.
Born November 20th, 1873 in Brookline. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1953 at 80 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul.
Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Norman Ross
American swimmer (1896-1953).
Born May 2nd, 1896 in Portland. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1953 at 57 years old in Evanston.
Arthur Berry
English footballer (1888-1953).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 357
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