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Jean Epstein
1897–1953
film director, screenwriter, writer
Official cause
cerebrovascular disease
Giulio Stival
1902–1953
film actor, stage actor, voice actor
Official cause
traffic collision
Joseph Stalin
1878–1953
politician, revolutionary, opinion journalist
Official cause
cerebral hemorrhage
Louis Greig
1880–1953
stockbroker, rugby union player
Official cause
cancer
Sergei Winogradsky
1856–1953
professor, botanist, bacteriologist
Official cause
tuberculosis
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
1895–1953
politician, lobbyist
Official cause
gunshot wound
Gerd von Rundstedt
1875–1953
military officer, military personnel, soldier
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Emil August Fieldorf
1895–1953
military officer
Official cause
hanging to death
Big Maceo Merriweather
1905–1953
blues musician, pianist, songwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Emmy Andriesse
1914–1953
photographer, resistance fighter, fashion photographer
Official cause
cancer
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
1897–1953
tennis player
Official cause
traffic collision
Vladas Mironas
1880–1953
priest, politician
Official cause
stroke
Lev Mekhlis
1889–1953
writer, journalist, economist
Official cause
heart failure
Millicent Rogers
1902–1953
art collector, socialite, jewelry designer
Official cause
aneurysm
Art Gilkey
1926–1953
mountaineer, geologist
Official cause
pulmonary embolism
Victor Llona
1886–1953
translator, writer
Official cause
heart attack
Hank Williams
1923–1953
singer-songwriter, singer, street artist
Official cause
drug overdose; heart failure
Carlos Bellucci
1895–1953
actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Shinpei Nakayama
1887–1952
composer, musicologist, songwriter
Official cause
pancreatitis
Willie Brown
1900–1952
singer, guitarist, vocalist
Official cause
cardiovascular disease
Valentino Babini
1889–1952
military personnel, military leader
Official cause
traffic collision
Carlo Agostini
1888–1952
Catholic priest, theologian, pedagogue
Official cause
leukemia
Herman Sörgel
1885–1952
architect
Official cause
traffic collision
Mir-Jam
1887–1952
writer, journalist
Official cause
lung disease