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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born February 16th, 1893 in Penza. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Moscow, Jūrmala (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles R. Knight
American artist (1874-1953).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Nobuyuki Abe
General in the imperial japanese army (1875-1953).
Born November 24th, 1875 in Kanazawa.
Died September 7th, 1953 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Lewis Fry Richardson
Mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, theory of war and conflict prevention.
Born October 11th, 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Kilmun. [ref]
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1901 in East Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1953 at 52 years old in Chevy Chase (cancer). [ref]
Margaret Bondfield
British feminist and trade unionist (1873–1953).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Chard.
Died June 16th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sanderstead.
Xu Beihong
Chinese painter (1895-1953).
Born July 19th, 1895 in Yixing. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1953 at 58 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Iuliu Maniu
Romanian politician (1873-1953).
Born January 8th, 1873 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Rudolph Schindler
American architect.
Born September 5th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Swedish religious activist; second son of oscar ii of sweden and sofia of nassau.
Born November 15th, 1859 in Arvfurstens palats. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 357
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