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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Emil August Fieldorf
Polish general (1895-1953).
Born March 20th, 1895 in Kraków.
Died February 24th, 1953 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
Karl Arnold
Painter, caricaturist and comics maker from germany (1883-1953).
Born April 1st, 1883 in Neustadt bei Coburg. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1953 at 70 years old in Munich. [ref]
Armin Otto Leuschner
American astronomer.
Born January 16th, 1868 in Detroit.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Paul Niggli
Swiss crystallographer and professor (1888-1953).
Born June 26th, 1888 in Zofingen.
Died January 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Max Rée
Art director (1889-1953).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1953 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Tamar Abakelia
Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator (1905-1953).
Born September 1st, 1905 in Khoni.
Died May 14th, 1953 at 47 years old in Tbilisi.
Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger
German botanist (1876-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1876 in Heligoland. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1953 at 76 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Nathan Banks
U.s. entomologist (1868-1953).
Born April 13th, 1868 in Roslyn.
Died January 24th, 1953 at 84 years old in Holliston.
Dimitri Arakishvili
Georgian composer and ethnomusicologist.
Born March 7th, 1873 in Vladikavkaz. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1953 at 80 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Sergey Belyavsky
Soviet/russian astronomer (1883-1953).
Born December 7th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1953 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 357
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