In the year 1953

395 Notable deaths

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]

Jean Becquerel

French physicist (1878–1953).

Born February 5th, 1878 in Paris.

Died July 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in Pornichet.

Issay Dobrowen

Composer and pianist.

Born February 27th, 1894 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]

Died December 9th, 1953 at 59 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Emil August Fieldorf

Polish general (1895-1953).

Born March 20th, 1895 in Kraków.

Died February 24th, 1953 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging).

Ryūzō Torii

Japanese archaeologist (1870-1953).

Born May 4th, 1870 in Shikoku.

Died January 14th, 1953 at 82 years old in Tokyo.

Nikolai Golovanov

Russian composer and conductor (1891–1953).

Born January 21st, 1891 in Moscow.

Died August 28th, 1953 at 62 years old in Moscow.

George Allison Wilson

American politician (1884-1953).

Born April 1st, 1884 in Menlo.

Died September 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Des Moines.

Eduard Künneke

German composer (b. 1885).

Born January 27th, 1885 in Emmerich am Rhein.

Died October 27th, 1953 at 68 years old in West Berlin.

Daniel Gregory Mason

American composer (1873–1953).

Born November 20th, 1873 in Brookline.

Died December 4th, 1953 at 80 years old in Greenwich.

Marcel Herrand

French actor (1897-1953).

Born October 8th, 1897 in Paris.

Died June 11th, 1953 at 55 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.

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