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In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
Alfred Chalk
English footballer (1874-1954).
Born November 27th, 1874 in London.
Died June 25th, 1954 at 79 years old in Bridge.
Charles Perrin
French rower (1875–1954).
Born July 6th, 1875 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1954 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Maria Ripamonti
Italian religous (1909-1954).
Born May 26th, 1909 in Acquate.
Died July 4th, 1954 at 45 years old in Brescia.
Domenico Jorio
Catholic cardinal (1867–1954).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Villa Santo Stefano.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 87 years old in Rome.
Dmitri Zelenin
Russian linguist (1878–1954).
Born November 2nd, 1878.
Died August 31st, 1954 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Imre Zachár
Hungarian water polo player (1890-1954).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Henri Laurent
French fencer (1881–1954).
Born April 1st, 1881 in Beaulieu-sur-Loire. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1954 at 72 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Josef Escher
Member of the swiss federal council (1885-1954).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Simplon.
Died December 9th, 1954 at 69 years old in Bern.
Hugh Roddin
Boxer (1887-1954).
Born March 10th, 1887 in Musselburgh.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
John James Shepherd
English tug of war competitor (1884–1954).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in Bicknor.
Died July 9th, 1954 at 70 years old in Aston.
Lajos Nagy
Hungarian writer (1883–1954).
Born February 5th, 1883 in Apostag.
Died October 28th, 1954 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Ernest Glover
British long-distance runner (1891-1954).
Born February 19th, 1891 in Sheffield.
Died April 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Sheffield.
Harold Rayner
Fencer, modern pentathlete (1888-1954).
Born July 27th, 1888 in Glen Ridge.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 66 years old in Montrose.
Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed
German botanist (1879-1954).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Müncheberg, Jahnsfelde.
Died December 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Erik Norberg
Gymnast.
Born September 30th, 1883 in Smedjebacken.
Died February 19th, 1954 at 70 years old in London.
Herminia Brumana
Argentinian writer and journalist (1897-1954).
Born September 12th, 1897 in Pigüé.
Died January 9th, 1954 at 56 years old in Buenos Aires.
Giuseppe Bruno
Catholic cardinal (1875-1954).
Born June 30th, 1875 in Sezzadio.
Died November 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Lidiia Seifullina
Russian writer (1889-1954).
Born April 3rd, 1889 in Orenburg, Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1954 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Väinö Ikonen
Finnish wrestler (1895–1954).
Born October 5th, 1895 in Tuusniemi.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 58 years old in Helsinki.
Julius Körner
German rower (1870-1954).
Born December 22nd, 1870 in Sülldorf.
Died November 19th, 1954 at 83 years old in Blankenese.
Cesare Brambilla
Italian bicycle racer (1885-1954).
Born May 3rd, 1885 in Bernareggio.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 68 years old in Milan.
Thorsten Svensson
Swedish footballer (1901-1954).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Jonsered.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 52 years old in Jonsered.
John Reid
American sailor.
Born November 27th, 1918 in Atlanta.
Died May 17th, 1954 at 35 years old in Miami.
Werner Krogmann
German yacht racer (1901-1954).
Born February 5th, 1901 in Hamburg.
Died November 19th, 1954 at 53 years old in Hamburg.
Adelin Benoît
Belgian cyclist (1900–1954).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Châtelet.
Died June 18th, 1954 at 54 years old in Châtelet.
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