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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
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.
Delfo Bellini
Italian footballer (1900-1953).
Born January 13th, 1900 in Rivarolo Ligure.
Died September 11th, 1953 at 53 years old in Pavia.
Robert Stangland
American long and triple jumper (1881-1953).
Born October 5th, 1881 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1953 at 72 years old in Nyack.
Henri Gance
French weightlifter (1888-1953).
Born March 17th, 1888 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 65 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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