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In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
Paul Loicq
Ice hockey player, referee, administrator.
Born August 11th, 1888 in City of Brussels, Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 26th, 1953 at 64 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode.
Andrés de Segurola
Spanish opera singer.
Born March 27th, 1874 in Valencia.
Died January 23rd, 1953 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Rudolf Leonhard
Poet and german politician (1889-1953).
Born October 27th, 1889 in Leszno.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Mackensen
German artist (1866-1953).
Born April 8th, 1866 in Kreiensen. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1953 at 87 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Timofey Khryukin
Soviet general, twice hero of the soviet union.
Born June 21st, 1910 in Yeysk.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Albert Meyer
Swiss politician, editor of neue zürcher zeitung and member of the swiss federal council (1870-1953).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Fällanden. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1953 at 83 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Luis Alberto Riart
President of paraguay (1880-1953).
Born July 21st, 1880 in Esquina, Corrientes.
Died October 1st, 1953 at 73 years old in Asunción.
Theo Mackeben
German composer and conductor (1897-1953).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Starogard Gdański.
Died January 10th, 1953 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Osip Abdulov
Soviet actor (1900-1953).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Łódź.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Johannes Baumann
Member of the swiss federal council (1874-1953).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Herisau.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Herisau.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 395
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy