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. 2 Jonathan M. Wainwright

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

• Sept. 2 Hendrik Offerhaus

  Dutch rower (d. 1953).

• Sept. 2 Leon Tuck
• Sept. 4 Karl Willy Wagner
• Sept. 5 Richard Walther Darré

  Argentinian-german agronomist and politician (b. 1895).

• Sept. 5 Francis Ford
• Sept. 12 Lewis Stone

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

• Sept. 12 Hugo Schmeisser

  German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953).

• Sept. 12 James Hamilton

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

• Sept. 13 Mary Brewster Hazelton

  American painter (b. 1868).

• Sept. 14 Charles Dieges
• Sept. 15 Ottorino Vannini
• Sept. 17 Hans Feige

  German general (wehrmacht) (b. 1880).

• Sept. 17 David Munson

  American runner (d. 1953).

• Sept. 21 Necmettin Sadak

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

• Sept. 21 Roger Quilter
• Sept. 23 Ernest Mamboury
• Sept. 26 Xu Beihong

  Chinese academic and painter (d. 1953).

• Sept. 28 Edwin Hubble

  American astronomer and one of the most important figures in 20th-century science.

• Sept. 28 Maurice Vignerot
• Sept. 28 Carlo Franchetti
• Sept. 28 Charles Chadwick
• Sept. 29 Ernst Reuter

  German politician (b. 1889).

• Sept. 29 Ettore Colombo
• Sept. 30 Lewis Fry Richardson
• Sept. 30 Enrico Grazi