Discover what happened on 4 February 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
- Dmytro Hunʹkevych (Ukrainian writer-playwright)
- Antonio Conte (Italian fencer (1867–1953))
- Lajos Méhelÿ (Hungarian zoologist (1862-1953))
- Emmerich David (German vicar general (1882–1953))
- Leo Borochowicz (politician (1900-1953))
- Muhammad Kurd Ali (Syrian historian (1876–1953))
- Victor Staub (French pianist and composer (1872–1953))
- Ben Ames Williams (American writer, 1889–1953)
- Maja Jäderin-Hagfors (Swedish writer and journalist)
- George Gibson (British mental hospital attendant, trade unionist and public servant (1885-1953))
- James Flood (American director (1895–1953))
- James R. Edmunds, Jr. (American architect (1890-1953))
- Chaim Kugel (Jewish politician, staseman an social activist)
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- Eulàlia Rosell i Capdevila (Spanish Esperantist and translator (1879-1953))
- Jaromír Špaček (Czechoslovak politician and servant (1879-1953))
- Juozas Simonaitis (Lithuanian organist)
- Alexander Loudon (Dutch diplomat (1892-1953))
- John McLeod (Scottish footballer (1866-1953))
- Giovanni Faraboli
- Richard Latham (cricketer (1908-1953))
- Anita Martos
- Cecil Horace Pilcher (Royal Navy vice-admiral (1877-1953))
- Michel Dumesnil de Gramont (French politician)
- Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel (British stockbroker and collector (1872-1953))
- Edward Aston Charles Marie Blount ((1874-1953))
- Gaston, Count de Contades (French noble)
- Mary Gordon Fynes-Clinton ((died 1953))
- Frances Blackburne Mather Jackson (Peerage person ID=447021)
- James MacKillop ((died 1953))
- Doris Dauber (German writer and journalist)
- Hans-Otto Hofmann (military officer; local government official)
- Amos W. Barnes (engineer and architect (1867-1953))
- Elena Kamenická
- Paul Coche
- Amy Montague (British mycologist)
- Jaromír Špaček (Czechoslovak politician and servant (1879-1953))
- Juozas Simonaitis (Lithuanian organist)
- Alexander Loudon (Dutch diplomat (1892-1953))
- John McLeod (Scottish footballer (1866-1953))
- Giovanni Faraboli
- Richard Latham (cricketer (1908-1953))
- Anita Martos
- Cecil Horace Pilcher (Royal Navy vice-admiral (1877-1953))
- Michel Dumesnil de Gramont (French politician)
- Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel (British stockbroker and collector (1872-1953))
- Edward Aston Charles Marie Blount ((1874-1953))
- Gaston, Count de Contades (French noble)
- Mary Gordon Fynes-Clinton ((died 1953))
- Frances Blackburne Mather Jackson (Peerage person ID=447021)
- James MacKillop ((died 1953))
- Doris Dauber (German writer and journalist)
- Hans-Otto Hofmann (military officer; local government official)
- Amos W. Barnes (engineer and architect (1867-1953))
- Elena Kamenická
- Paul Coche
- Amy Montague (British mycologist)
- Jakab Némedi Varga (Hungarian painter and varnisher and politician (1881-1953))
- Elena Kamenická
- Paul Coche
- Amy Montague (British mycologist)
- Jakab Némedi Varga (Hungarian painter and varnisher and politician (1881-1953))