What happened on 27 April 1953?

Discover what happened on 27 April 1953 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Maud Gonne (Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953))
  • Ernst Stoltenhoff (German theologian)
  • Fritz Rheinisch (German judge and lawyer (1868-1953))
  • Hans Deuschl (German politician (1891-1953))
  • Cecil Duane Crabb (American composer of ragtime music (1890-1953))
  • Silvester Bolam (British newspaper editor (1905-1953))
  • Shigeru Yoshida (painter (1883-1953))
  • Petro Melnyk-Khmara
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  • Vladimir Yegorovich (Hero of the Soviet Union)
  • Hans Johansen (Norwegian nordic combined skier)
  • James Albert Miles (inspector of schools in Western Australia)
  • Hubert Wilm (German painter (1887-1953))
  • Lewis C. Simpkins (American songwriter)
  • Arne Aas (Norwegian civil servant and politician (1890-1953))
  • Olga Repnina ((1872-1953))
  • Hans Zuchhold
  • Franciszek Faix
  • Josef Brauner von Haydringen (German lieutenant general)
  • François Le Cardinal (French Righteous Among the Nations)
  • George Hunter McNeur (missionary)
  • Josip Čretnik
  • Artúr Rényi (Hungarian mechanical engineer, economist and graphologist (1884-1953))