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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Julia de Burgos
Puerto rican poet.
Born February 17th, 1914 in Carolina. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Vladimir Tatlin
Russian artist (1885-1953).
Born December 28th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1953 at 67 years old in Moscow (infectious disease). [ref]
Chōjun Miyagi
Japanese karateka (1888-1953).
Born April 25th, 1888 in Naha.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 65 years old in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island.
Alice Prin
French painter (1901-1953).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Porter Hall
American actor (1888-1953).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist (1875-1953).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Freising. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Nobutake Kondō
Japanese admiral (1886-1953).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died February 19th, 1953 at 66 years old
Helene Mayer
German fencer.
Born December 20th, 1910 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1953 at 42 years old in Heidelberg (breast cancer). [ref]
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish german architect.
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Richard Pearse
New zealand farmer and aviation pioneer (1877-1953).
Born December 3rd, 1877 in Temuka.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 75 years old in Christchurch.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 357
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