Famous Deaths for Year 1253
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Months in Year 1253: April July August September October November
Deaths 1 - 7 of 7
Apr 22nd - Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53
Jul 8th - Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies
Aug 11th - Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194) and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies (the Poor Clares)
Sep 22nd - Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53
Oct 8th - Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies
Oct 9th - Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78
Nov 29th - Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
