List of Famous people who died in 1953

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Robert McCalmont

First Name Robert

Last Name McCalmont

Born on August 29, 1881

Died on November 4, 1953 (aged 72)

Born in Ireland

Brigadier Sir Robert Chaine Alexander McCalmont was a Northern Irish unionist politician and British Army officer.

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Hans Fritzsche

First Name Hans

Last Name Fritzsche

Born on April 21, 1900

Died on September 27, 1953 (aged 53)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

August Franz Anton Hans Fritzsche was a senior German Nazi official, ending the war as Ministerialdirektor at the Propagandaministerium. He was the preeminent German broadcaster of his time, as part of efforts to present a more popular and entertaining side of the Nazi regime, and his voice was recognised by the majority of Germans.

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Muriel Mary Georgina Duke

First Name Muriel

Last Name Duke

Died on May 13, 1953

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First Name Rosalind

Died on March 18, 1953

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Franz Dischinger

First Name Franz

Last Name Dischinger

Born on October 8, 1887

Died on January 9, 1953 (aged 65)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

Franz Dischinger was a pioneering German civil and structural engineer, responsible for the development of the modern cable-stayed bridge. He was also a pioneer of the use of prestressed concrete, patenting the technique of external prestressing in 1934.

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