In the year 1953
368 Notable deaths
Henrik Bull
Norwegian architect (1864-1953).
Born March 28th, 1864 in Christiania.
Died June 2nd, 1953 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Kaarlo Koskelo
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kotka.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 65 years old in Astoria.
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer.
Born May 18th, 1874 in Saint-Junien.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 78 years old in Varengeville-sur-Mer. [ref]
Alfons Dopsch
Austrian social and economic historian.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Lovosice. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1953 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Mečislovas Reinys
Catholic archbishop, professor, and politician (1884-1953).
Born February 5th, 1884.
Died November 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Karl Staaf
Swedish olympic athlete.
Born April 6th, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died February 15th, 1953 at 71 years old in Motala.
Yves Farge
French politician.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Salon-de-Provence. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1953 at 53 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision, car collision). [ref]
Gordon Thomson
British rower.
Born March 27th, 1884 in Wandsworth.
Died July 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Staplehurst.
Gen-ichi Koidzumi
Japanese botanist (1883-1953).
Born November 1st, 1883 in Yonezawa.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 70 years old in Yonezawa.
Otto Olsen
Sport shooter.
Born December 13th, 1884 in Østre Aker.
Died July 12th, 1953 at 68 years old in Christiania.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe