In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
Henri Berr
French philosopher (1863-1954).
Born January 31st, 1863 in Lunéville.
Died November 19th, 1954 at 91 years old in Paris.
Mikhail Avilov
Russian painter (1882-1954).
Born September 18th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 14th, 1954 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mary Stone
Chinese medical doctor (1873-1954).
Born May 1st, 1873 in Jiujiang.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
Renée Carl
Actress (1875-1954).
Born June 10th, 1875 in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 79 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Effie Shannon
American actress (1867-1954).
Born May 13th, 1867 in Cambridge.
Died July 24th, 1954 at 87 years old in Bay Shore.
Walter Grotrian
German astronomer and astrophysicist (1890-1954).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Aachen.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 63 years old in Potsdam.
Flor Alpaerts
Belgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (1876–1954).
Born September 12th, 1876 in Antwerp.
Died October 5th, 1954 at 78 years old in Antwerp.
Ludwig Curtius
German classical archeologist (1874-1954).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Augsburg.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Samuel Jones
American athlete (1880-1954).
Born January 16th, 1880 in Fairfield.
Died April 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Knoxville.
Ernest Esclangon
French astronomer and mathematician (1876–1954).
Born March 17th, 1876 in Mison.
Died January 29th, 1954 at 77 years old in Eyrenville.
Elvira Rawson
Argentine physician (1867–1954).
Born April 19th, 1867 in Junín.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Emil Rausch
Swimmer (1883–1954).
Born September 11th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Francesco Borgongini Duca
Catholic cardinal (1884–1954).
Born February 26th, 1884 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Rome.
Ramón Guzmán
Spanish association football player (1907–1954).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Peníscola.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Barcelona.
William Dod
British archer (1867–1954).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Bebington.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 87 years old in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Jan Duyvendak
Dutch sinologist (1889–1954).
Born June 28th, 1889 in Harlingen.
Died July 9th, 1954 at 65 years old in Leiden.
Cesar Klein
German artist (1876-1954).
Born September 14th, 1876 in Hamburg.
Died March 13th, 1954 at 77 years old in Lübeck.
Cornelius van Oyen
Sport shooter (1886–1954).
Born November 28th, 1886 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Bob Scott
Racecar driver (1928-1954).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Watsonville.
Died July 5th, 1954 at 25 years old in Darlington.
Gino Loria
Italian mathematician (1862-1954).
Born May 19th, 1862 in Mantua.
Died January 30th, 1954 at 91 years old in Genoa.
Pauline Brunius
Swedish actor and director (1881–1954).
Born February 10th, 1881 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Chester M. Franklin
American actor and filmmaker (1889-1954).
Born September 1st, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Mikhas Klimkovich
Belarusian poet (1899–1954).
Born November 20th, 1899 in Sialitranka.
Died November 5th, 1954 at 54 years old in Minsk.
Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck
Dutch philosopher (1887–1954).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Breukelen.
Died April 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Wassenaar.
Heinrich Brandt
German mathematician (1886-1954).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Feudingen.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 67 years old in Halle (Saale).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine