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In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
Ludwik Solski
Polish theatre actor and director (1855–1954).
Born January 20th, 1855 in Gdów. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 99 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Arthur Wieferich
German number theorist (1884–1954).
Born April 27th, 1884 in Münster.
Died September 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Meppen.
Gilbert Pratt
Film director (1892-1954).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Providence.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Dennis Fenton
Sport shooter (1888–1954).
Born November 20th, 1888 in Ceann Trá.
Died March 29th, 1954 at 65 years old in Denver.
Massimo Massimi
Catholic cardinal (1877–1954).
Born April 10th, 1877 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 76 years old in Rome.
Boris Gorbatov
Russian soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent (1908-1954).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Sokolohirsk.
Died January 20th, 1954 at 45 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress (1891–1954).
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna.
Lydia Wahlström
Swedish suffragist (1869-1954).
Died June 2nd, 1954 at 84 years old in Johannes parish.
Giovanni Rossignoli
Italian racing cyclist (1882–1954).
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Borgo Ticino.
Died June 27th, 1954 at 71 years old in Pavia.
Joe Blewitt
British long-distance runner (1895-1954).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Worcestershire.
Died May 30th, 1954 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Hjalmar Procopé
Finnish politician and diplomat (1889-1954).
Born August 8th, 1889 in Stockholm.
Died March 8th, 1954 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Frederick Humphreys
British tug-of-war competitor.
Born January 28th, 1878 in Highbury.
Died August 10th, 1954 at 76 years old in Ealing.
George E. Wiley
American racing cyclist (1881–1954).
Born May 7th, 1881 in Little Falls.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 72 years old in Little Falls.
Herman Groman
Athletics competitor (1882–1954).
Born August 18th, 1882 in Odebolt.
Died July 23rd, 1954 at 71 years old in Whitehall.
Thorvald Ellegaard
Danish cyclist (1877–1954).
Born March 7th, 1877 in Fangel.
Died April 27th, 1954 at 77 years old in Skodsborg.
Pat McDonald
American shot putter (1878–1954).
Born July 26th, 1878 in Doonbeg. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 75 years old in New York City.
Hadiya Davletshina
Bashkir writer, poet (1905–1954).
Born March 5th, 1905 in Samara Governorate.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Birsk.
Erik Bergqvist
Swedish swimmer, water polo player and footballer.
Born June 20th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died February 17th, 1954 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Harry Broos
Dutch sprinter (1898-1954).
Born May 25th, 1898 in Roosendaal.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Eindhoven.
Gavino Matta
Boxer (1910–1954).
Born June 9th, 1910 in Sassari.
Died January 20th, 1954 at 43 years old in Sassari.
Jack Harvey
American actor and director (1881-1954).
Born September 16th, 1881 in Cleveland.
Died November 9th, 1954 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Arturo Coddou
Chilean footballer (1905-1955).
Born January 14th, 1905 in Penco.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 49 years old in Concepción.
Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen
German composer (1882–1954).
Born October 12th, 1882 in Göttingen.
Died August 13th, 1954 at 71 years old in Munich.
Louise Hervieu
French artist and writer (1878-1954).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Alençon.
Died September 11th, 1954 at 75 years old in Versailles.
Johannes Drost
Dutch swimmer (1880–1954).
Born June 22nd, 1880 in Rotterdam.
Died September 18th, 1954 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes