In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
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.
Hans Feige
German general (1880-1953).
Born November 10th, 1880 in Königsberg.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 72 years old in Bad Schussenried.
William Pepperell Montague
American philosopher (1873-1953).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Chelsea.
Died August 1st, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
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]
Violet MacMillan
American actress (1887–1953).
Born March 4th, 1887 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1953 at 66 years old in Grand Rapids.
Nato Vachnadze
Soviet actress (1904-1953).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 49 years old in Zugdidi.
Karel Domin
Czechoslovak politician, botanist and university educator (1882-1953).
Born February 5th, 1884 in Kutná Hora, Chudenice. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1953 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 403
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.