page_title: 1953
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 1953 / Deaths / January
caption_attribution_description: English: Hank Williams publicity photo for WSM in 1951.
context_page_description: 1953 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
context_section_description: January 1
  Maksim Purkayev, Soviet general (b. 1894)
  Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1923)
  January 2 – Guccio Gucci, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
  January 4
  Arthur Hoyt, American actor (b. 1874)
  Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Japanese prince (b. 1902)
  January 5 – Mitchell Hepburn, Canadian politician, 11th Premier of Ontario (b. 1896)
  January 7
  Henry Diesen, Norwegian admiral (b. 1883)
  Osa Johnson, American adventurer and documentary filmmaker (b. 1894)
  January 8 – Charles Edward Merriam, American political scientist (b. 1874)
  January 9 – Marguerite Pitre (aka Madame le Corbeau), Canadian murderer (b. 1909)
  January 13 – Sir Edward Marsh, English polymath and civil servant (b. 1872)
  January 16 –  Israel Goldstine, New Zealand lawyer and politician (b. 1898)
  January 21 – Mary Mannering, early 20th century English stage actress (b. 1876)
  January 28 – James Scullin, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
  January 29 – Sir Reginald Wingate, British army general and colonial administrator (b. 1861)
  January 30 – Lionel Belmore, English actor (b. 1867)
caption: Hank Williams
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