In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
Constance Wilson-Samuel
Figure skater (1908-1953).
Born January 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 28th, 1953 at 45 years old in Kansas City.
Józef Turczyński
Polish musician (1884–1953).
Born February 2nd, 1884 in Zhytomyr.
Died December 27th, 1953 at 69 years old in Lausanne.
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]
Giovanni Vacca
Italian mathematician and sinologist (1872–1953).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Genoa.
Died January 6th, 1953 at 80 years old in Rome.
Maria Andreyeva
Russian actress and politician.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1953 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Gen-ichi Koidzumi
Japanese botanist (1883-1953).
Born November 1st, 1883 in Yonezawa.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 70 years old in Yonezawa.
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.
Philip Richardson
British sport shooter and conservative politician (1865-1953).
Born January 26th, 1865 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died November 23rd, 1953 at 88 years old in Weybridge.
Karl Staaf
Swedish olympic athlete.
Born April 6th, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died February 15th, 1953 at 71 years old in Motala.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz