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Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1953

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

  • Sept. 1 Bernard O'Dowd

    Australian poet and journalist (d. 1953).

  • Sept. 2 Hendrik Offerhaus

    Dutch rower (d. 1953).

  • Sept. 2 Jonathan M. Wainwright

    American general, medal of honor recipient (b. 1883)

  • Sept. 5 Richard Walther DarrĂ©

    Argentinian-german agronomist and politician (b. 1895)

  • Sept. 12 James Hamilton

    3rd duke of abercorn, english politician, governor of northern ireland (b. 1869)

  • Sept. 12 Hugo Schmeisser

    German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953).

  • Sept. 12 Lewis Stone

    Actor (prisoner in zenda), suffers a heart attack at the age of 73

  • Sept. 13 Mary Brewster Hazelton

    American painter (b. 1868)

  • Sept. 15 Jacques Thibaud

    French musician and concert violinist from france, joseph thibaud, his brother, was born 25 february 1875. jacques was killed in an accident in the alps, on september 1, 1953.

  • Sept. 16 Colin G Fink

    Us chemist (electro-chemistry)

  • Sept. 17 David Munson

    American runner (d. 1953)

  • Sept. 17 Hans Feige

    German general (wehrmacht) (b. 1880)

  • Sept. 17 Emil Ermatinger

    Switz, literature critic, is killed at 80

  • Sept. 17 Henry Holden Huss

    Composer dies at 91

  • Sept. 21 Necmettin Sadak

    Turkish publisher and politician, 10th turkish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1890)

  • Sept. 21 Roger Quilter

    British composer dies at 75

  • Sept. 24 Berthold Viertel

    Writer dies at 68

  • Sept. 25 Dimitur Poljanov [Popov]

    Bulgaria poet (iron verses).

  • Sept. 26 Xu Beihong

    Chinese academic and painter (d. 1953).

  • Sept. 27 Jules-Marie Canneel

    Flemish painter/caricaturist dies at 72

  • Sept. 28 Edwin Hubble

    American astronomer and one of the most important figures in 20th-century science. he made many discoveries that changed the way we see the universe. he was the first to provide reliable evidence that the universe was homogenous and the same in all directions, as far as the telescope can see.

  • Sept. 29 Ernst Reuter

    German politician (b. 1889)