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In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
Ugo Betti
Italian writer and judge (1892–1953).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Camerino.
Died June 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Rome.
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).
Jorge Meléndez Ramírez messi
President of el salvador (1871-1953).
Born April 15th, 1871 in San Salvador.
Died November 22nd, 1953 at 82 years old in San Salvador.
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
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, 1891 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 9th, 1953 at 62 years old in Oslo.
Emil August Fieldorf
Polish general (1895-1953).
Born March 20th, 1895 in Kraków.
Died February 24th, 1953 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
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.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami