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In the year 1953
395 Notable deaths
Frederick Spiller
Boxer (1884–1953).
Born November 22nd, 1884 in Westminster.
Died September 15th, 1953 at 68 years old
Sven Johansson
Swedish canoer, 1912-1953.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Västervik.
Died August 5th, 1953 at 41 years old
Hendrik Offerhaus
Dutch rower.
Born May 20th, 1875 in Venhuizen.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 78 years old in Wassenaar.
Leon Tuck
American ice hockey player.
Born May 25th, 1891 in Winchester.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 62 years old in Boston.
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).
David Munson
Athletics competitor.
Born May 19th, 1884 in Medina.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 69 years old in Antwerp.
Magdalon Monsen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1953).
Born April 19th, 1910 in Bergen. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1953 at 43 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Reidar Holter
Norwegian rower (1892–1953).
Born December 28th, 1892 in Oslo.
Died June 19th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
William Burns
Canadian lacrosse player.
Born March 24th, 1875 in Ontario.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
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.
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