In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
Peter Anders
German opera singer (1908–1954).
Died September 10th, 1954 at 46 years old in Hamburg (traffic collision).
Bobby Ball
American racecar driver (1925-1954).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Phoenix.
Died February 27th, 1954 at 28 years old in Phoenix, Gardena.
Gertrud Bäumer
German politician (1873–1954).
Born September 12th, 1873 in Hohenlimburg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1954 at 80 years old in Gadderbaum. [ref]
Vasily Yan
Russian writer (1875-1954).
Born January 4th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1954 at 79 years old in Zvenigorod. [ref]
György Jendrassik
Hungarian physicist and mechanical engineer (1898–1954).
Born May 13th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in London.
George Kay
Footballer and football manager (1891-1954).
Born September 21st, 1891 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1954 at 62 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Carl Eldh
Swedish sculptor (1873–1954).
Born May 10th, 1873 in Östhammar.
Died January 26th, 1954 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Ğayaz İsxaqi
Tatar writer and politician (1878–1954).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Yawşirmä.
Died July 22nd, 1954 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Albert Francis Blakeslee
American botanist (1874-1954).
Born November 8th, 1874 in Geneseo.
Died November 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Northampton.
Ernest Dimnet
French writer (1866–1954).
Born July 9th, 1866 in Trélon.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 88 years old in Paris.
Alberto Braglia
Gymnast (1883-1954).
Born March 23rd, 1883 in Campogalliano.
Died February 5th, 1954 at 70 years old in Modena.
William Hoyt
American pole vaulter (1875–1954).
Born May 7th, 1875 in Glastonbury.
Died December 1st, 1954 at 79 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Sergey Sergeyevich Yudin
Famous soviet surgeon and scientist (1891-1954).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died June 12th, 1954 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Rupert Hollaus
Austrian motorcycle racer (1931–1954).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Traisen.
Died September 11th, 1954 at 23 years old in Monza (falling).
Fred Raymond
Austrian composer (1900–1954).
Born April 20th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1954 at 53 years old in Überlingen.
Eugeni d'Ors
Spanish writer (1881–1954).
Born September 18th, 1881 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1954 at 73 years old in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Evgeni Gegechkori
Georgian politician (1882–1954).
Born April 24th, 1882 in Martvili.
Died June 5th, 1954 at 72 years old in Paris.
Alexander Abasheli
Poet, prose writer (1884–1954).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Abashispiri.
Died September 29th, 1954 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
Ida May Park
Screenwriter, film director (1879-1954).
Born December 28th, 1879 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Wincenty Lutosławski
Polish philosopher (1863–1954).
Born June 6th, 1863 in Warsaw.
Died December 28th, 1954 at 91 years old in Kraków.
Maurice Leenhardt
French pastor and ethnologist (1878–1954).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Montauban.
Died January 26th, 1954 at 75 years old in Paris.
Enrico Platé
Swiss racing driver.
Born January 28th, 1909 in Milan.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (car collision).
Claude Delvincourt
French composer (1888–1954).
Born January 12th, 1888 in Paris.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision).
Abraham Oyanedel
President of chile (1874-1954).
Born May 25th, 1874 in Copiapó.
Died January 28th, 1954 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Vladimir Becić
Croatian painter (1886–1954).
Born June 1st, 1886 in Slavonski Brod.
Died May 24th, 1954 at 67 years old in Zagreb.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare