In the year 1953
368 Notable deaths
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.
Jimmy Bannister
English footballer (1880-1953).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Lancashire.
Died December 18th, 1953 at 73 years old in Lancashire.
Bill Kirschbaum
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born November 5th, 1902 in Fort Williams.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 50 years old in San Mateo.
Frank Griffin
Film director (1886-1953).
Born September 17th, 1886 in Norfolk.
Died March 17th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Constance Wilson-Samuel
Figure skater (1908-1953).
Born January 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 28th, 1953 at 45 years old
James Lightbody
American middle distance runner (1882-1953).
Born March 16th, 1882 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Charleston.
George Henry Hamilton Tate
American zoologist and botanist (1894-1953).
Born April 30th, 1894 in London.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 59 years old in Morristown.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 368
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore