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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Felix Endrich
Bobsledder (1921-1953).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Basel.
Died January 31st, 1953 at 31 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Alwin Mittasch
German chemist (1869-1953).
Born December 27th, 1869 in Grossdehsa.
Died June 4th, 1953 at 83 years old in Heidelberg.
Richard Rosson
American filmmaker (1893-1953).
Born April 4th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 60 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Abel Lafleur
French artist.
Born November 4th, 1875 in Rodez. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1953 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Jorge de Lima
Brazilian writer and politician (1893-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1893 in União dos Palmares.
Died November 15th, 1953 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Siegfried Bernfeld
Austrian psychologist and educator.
Born May 7th, 1892 in Lviv. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 60 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim
German equestrian.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Hanover.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 43 years old in Volgograd (hanging).
Coit Albertson
Silent film actor (1880-1953).
Born October 14th, 1880 in Reading.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Andrés de Segurola
Spanish opera singer.
Born March 27th, 1874 in Valencia.
Died January 23rd, 1953 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Mokichi Saitō
Japanese poet.
Born May 14th, 1882 in Kaminoyama.
Died February 25th, 1953 at 70 years old
Deaths 251 to 260 of 357
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris