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In the year 1953
368 Notable deaths
Magdalon Monsen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1953).
Born April 19th, 1910 in Bergen. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1953 at 43 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Hendrik Offerhaus
Dutch rower.
Born May 20th, 1875 in Venhuizen.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 78 years old in Wassenaar.
Pierre Nolf
Scientist, politician (1873-1953).
Born July 26th, 1873 in Ypres. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1953 at 80 years old in City of Brussels.
Auguste Giroux
French rugby union player.
Born July 29th, 1874 in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.
Died August 9th, 1953 at 79 years old in Portel-des-Corbières.
Leon Tuck
American ice hockey player.
Born May 25th, 1891 in Winchester.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 62 years old in Boston.
Boris Kuftin
Archaeologist, ethnographer.
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Samara.
Died August 2nd, 1953 at 61 years old in Jūrmala.
Carl Julius Bernhard Börner
German entomologist and botanist (1880-1953).
Born May 28th, 1880 in Bremen.
Died June 14th, 1953 at 73 years old in Naumburg (Saale).
Émile Sarrade
French rugby union player.
Born March 10th, 1877 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexandre Pharamond
French rugby union player (1876–1953).
Born October 20th, 1876 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Christian Pedersen
Danish gymnast.
Born October 27th, 1889 in Holstebro.
Died March 22nd, 1953 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 368
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris