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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
American politician (1895-1953).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Madison.
Died February 24th, 1953 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
René Fonck
French flying ace (1894-1953).
Born March 27th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Robert Ferdinand Wagner
American politician (1877-1953).
Born July 8th, 1877 in Nastätten.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in New York City.
Richard von Mises
Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883-1953).
Born April 19th, 1883 in Lviv. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1953 at 70 years old in Boston. [ref]
Edmund Dulac
French-born british illustrator and stamp designer (1882-1953).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1953 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Springhead.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 73 years old in Letchworth Garden City.
Hans Reichenbach
German–american philosopher.
Born September 26th, 1891 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Spanish noble.
Born October 17th, 1878 in Madrid. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Ernst Zermelo
German mathematician.
Born July 27th, 1871 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1953 at 81 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
James Scullin
Australian politician, ninth prime minister of australia (1876-1953).
Born September 18th, 1876 in Trawalla.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 357
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson