Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1953

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 John Marin

  American painter (b. 1870)

• Oct. 3 Arnold Bax

  English composer and poet (b. 1883)

• Oct. 3 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax

  British composer (coronation march), died at 69

• Oct. 5 Friedrich Wolf

  German critic who established the science of philology. wolf defined philology as "knowledge about human nature as it was exhibited in antiquity." on 8 august 1824, he died in marseille (france).

• Oct. 6 Porter Hall

  Actor (halfbreed, double indenity), is killed at 64

• Oct. 8 Nigel Bruce

  British actor (d. 1953).

• Oct. 8 Kathleen Ferrier

  Renowned English contralto who was a celebrated classical singer, known for her exceptional vocal range and emotional depth in performances of opera and art songs.

• Oct. 9 James Finlayson

  Actor of stage and screen from scotland. he was raised in an affluent family and was sent to edinburgh to study at the university. after appearing in many plays in scotland, he was offered a part in a tour play in the united states. he decided to stay in los angeles to learn filmmaking in 1916. from the early '20s …

• Oct. 9 Jimmy Finlayson

  Scottish-american actor (born 1887).

• Oct. 10 Erima Harvey Northcroft

  New zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)

• Oct. 14 Émile Sarrade

  French rugby player and tug-of-war competitor (d. 1953).

• Oct. 14 Kyuichi Tokuda

  Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1894)

• Oct. 18 Federico Gerdes

  Composer dies at age 80

• Oct. 18 Douwe Kalma

  At 57, fries literature/christian-socialist, is killed

• Oct. 23 Adrien de Noailles

  French son of jules charles victurnien de noailles (d. 1953).

• Oct. 23 Maurice Lugeon

  Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83

• Oct. 23 Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu

  8th duc de noailles (born 1869)

• Oct. 24 Ernest Irving

  Composer dies at 74

• Oct. 25 Holger Pedersen

  Danish academic and linguist (d. 1953).

• Oct. 27 Thomas Wass

  English cricketer (born 1873)

• Oct. 27 Zdzislaw Jachimecki

  Composer dies at 71

• Oct. 29 William Kapell

  Renowned American classical pianist known for his exceptional interpretations of works by composers like Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff, who tragically died in a plane crash at the height of his career.