Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1953

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 1953. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• June 1 Emanuel Vidović

  Croatian painter and illustrator (b. 1870)

• June 5 William Farnum

  Actor (drifter scarlet letter), dead at 76

• June 5 Bill Tilden

  American tennis player and coach (d. 1953).

• June 5 Roland Young

  Actor (david copperfield, irene, dulcy), passes away at 65

• June 8 Godfrey Tearle

  Actor (39 steps mandy, at dawn we die), is killed at 68

• June 9 Ernest Graves Sr.

  American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)

• June 9 Ugo Betti

  An italian judge who is better known for his writing, but is still considered the best italian playwright after pirandello.

• June 10 Grzlegorz Fitelberg

  Composer dies at 73

• June 16 Margaret Bondfield

  English politician, secretary of state for work and pensions (b. 1873)

• June 17 Walter Niemann

  Composer dies at 76

• June 19 Ethel Rosenberg

  Ethel Rosenberg was an American woman convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage during the Cold War, executed alongside her husband Julius for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Her case remains controversial, with many historians believing her conviction was unjust and politically motivated.

• June 19 Julius Rosenberg

  Julius Rosenberg was an American spy convicted of passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, becoming the first US citizen executed for espionage.

• June 20 Hendrik de Man

  Sociologist (belgian working people party), dies at the age of 67

• June 23 Albert Gleizes

  French philosopher, artist, and theoretician. he was self-proclaimed the founder of cubism, and a major influence on the school of paris. jean metzinger and albert gleizes wrote the first major cubism treatise, du "cubisme", 1912. gleizes was a founder member of the section d'or group. gleizes was also a member der sturm. his many theoretical writings were first appreciated in …

• June 29 Jules van Nuffel

  Composer dies at age 70

• June 30 Charles William Miller

  Brazilian footballer and civil servant (b. 1874)

• June 30 Elsa Beskow

  Swedish illustrator and author (d. 1953).

• June 30 Gote Carlid

  Composer dies at 32