In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
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.
Samuel Jones
American athlete (1880-1954).
Born January 16th, 1880 in Fairfield.
Died April 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Knoxville.
Mary Stone
Chinese medical doctor (1873-1954).
Born May 1st, 1873 in Jiujiang.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
Ludwig Curtius
German classical archeologist (1874-1954).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Augsburg.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Emil Rausch
Swimmer (1883–1954).
Born September 11th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Walter Grotrian
German astronomer and astrophysicist (1890-1954).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Aachen.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 63 years old in Potsdam.
Elvira Rawson
Argentine physician (1867–1954).
Born April 19th, 1867 in Junín.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ernest Esclangon
French astronomer and mathematician (1876–1954).
Born March 17th, 1876 in Mison.
Died January 29th, 1954 at 77 years old in Eyrenville.
Ramón Guzmán
Spanish association football player (1907–1954).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Peníscola.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Barcelona.
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.
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.
Cesar Klein
German artist (1876-1954).
Born September 14th, 1876 in Hamburg.
Died March 13th, 1954 at 77 years old in Lübeck.
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]
Francesco Borgongini Duca
Catholic cardinal (1884–1954).
Born February 26th, 1884 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Rome.
Gino Loria
Italian mathematician (1862-1954).
Born May 19th, 1862 in Mantua.
Died January 30th, 1954 at 91 years old in Genoa.
Jan Duyvendak
Dutch sinologist (1889–1954).
Born June 28th, 1889 in Harlingen.
Died July 9th, 1954 at 65 years old in Leiden.
Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck
Dutch philosopher (1887–1954).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Breukelen.
Died April 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Wassenaar.
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.
Bob Scott
Racecar driver (1928-1954).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Watsonville.
Died July 5th, 1954 at 25 years old in Darlington.
Mikhas Klimkovich
Belarusian poet (1899–1954).
Born November 20th, 1899 in Sialitranka.
Died November 5th, 1954 at 54 years old in Minsk.
Heinrich Brandt
German mathematician (1886-1954).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Feudingen.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 67 years old in Halle (Saale).
Jan Thomée
Dutch footballer (1886-1954).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Delft.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 67 years old in Delft.
Maurice Bedel
French writer (1883–1954).
Born December 30th, 1883 in Paris.
Died October 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Thuré.
Juan Guevara
Catholic cardinal (1882-1954).
Born July 12th, 1882 in Vitor District.
Died November 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Lima.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius