Famous Deaths Happened In 1953

Jan 01 Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1953 arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78  

Jan 07 In the year 1953 death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

Jan 08 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1953 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89  

Jan 10 In the year 1953 theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56  

Jan 11 Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 in the year 1953.  

Jan 12 Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1953.  

Jan 24 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77 in the year 1953.  

Jan 26 Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet/interpreter/linguist, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 In the year 1953 death of james Scullin, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)  

Jan 30 Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal, Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 68 in the year 1953.  

Feb 02 Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 24 In the year 1953 karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77  

Feb 25 Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1953.  

Feb 26 In the year 1953 elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies  

Feb 28 In the year 1953 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64  

Mar 01 In the year 1953 anton GO Ridder Van Rappard, painter/lithographer/etcher, dies  

Mar 02 On this day in history death of jim Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)  

Mar 03 James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1875) died in the year 1953.  

Mar 04 In the year 1953 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61  

Mar 05 On this day in history josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73  

Mar 10 On this day in history charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92  

Mar 14 On this day in history klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56  

Mar 17 Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 James Anderson II, (Jo-Northern Exposure), dies in the year 1953.  

Mar 23 Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France died on this day in history.  

Mar 24 Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74 in the year 1953.  

Mar 26 Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Narciso Garay, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1953.  

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Jan 03 In the year 1953 birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

Jan 04 Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05 Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1953 birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)  

Jan 05 Mike Rann, Australian politician was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05 George Tenet, American CIA director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1)  

Jan 07 In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)