In the year 1953
403 Notable deaths
Jimmy Bannister
English footballer (1880-1953).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Lancashire.
Died December 18th, 1953 at 73 years old in Lancashire.
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer.
Born May 18th, 1874 in Saint-Junien.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 78 years old in Varengeville-sur-Mer. [ref]
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).
Emmanuel de Margerie
French geographer (1862-1953).
Born November 11th, 1862 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Thornby
American film director and actor (1888-1953).
Born March 27th, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Kaarlo Koskelo
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kotka.
Died December 21st, 1953 at 65 years old in Astoria.
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]
Hassan Konopacki
Polish journalist (1879-1953).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Minsk.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 75 years old in Bydgoszcz.
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