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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Bill Tilden
American tennis player.
Born February 10th, 1893 in Germantown. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1953 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician (1902-1953).
Born November 16th, 1902 in Wiesbaden.
Died November 15th, 1953 at 50 years old in Hanover (traffic collision).
Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
United states army general, medal of honor recipient (1883-1953).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in Washington.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Texas (stroke).
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist.
Born August 8th, 1896 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1953 at 57 years old in St. Augustine (disease). [ref]
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
British-indian barrister and shi'i scholar (1872-1953).
Born April 14th, 1872 in Mumbai.
Died December 10th, 1953 at 81 years old in Brookwood.
Mary Anderson
Inventor of the windshield wiper blade.
Born February 19th, 1866 in Greene County. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1953 at 87 years old in Monteagle.
Benegal Narsing Rau
Indian civil servant and jurist (1887-1953).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Mangalore.
Died November 30th, 1953 at 66 years old in Zürich.
Wenxiu
Qing dynasty imperial consort.
Born December 20th, 1909 in Qing dynasty.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 43 years old in Beijing.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan