In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
María Goyri
Spanish hispanist.
Born August 29th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died November 28th, 1954 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Cesare Brambilla
Italian bicycle racer (1885-1954).
Born May 3rd, 1885 in Bernareggio.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 68 years old in Milan.
Julius Körner
German rower (1870-1954).
Born December 22nd, 1870 in Sülldorf.
Died November 19th, 1954 at 83 years old in Blankenese.
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.
René Dérency
Basketball player (1925–1954).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Sochaux.
Died October 18th, 1954 at 29 years old in Nantes (traffic collision).
Melo Viana
Brazilian politician.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Sabará.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Marcel Huot
French road bicycle racer (1896–1954).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Épernay. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1954 at 57 years old in Pantin. [ref]
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Brazilian footballer (1913-1954).
Born June 8th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 6th, 1954 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Knud Leonard Knudsen
Norwegian gymnast (1879-1954).
Born September 6th, 1879 in Ålesund Municipality.
Died April 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in Bergen.
Jules De Bisschop
Belgian rower (1879–1954).
Born February 5th, 1879 in Ghent.
Died December 22nd, 1954 at 75 years old in Ghent.
Lou Heim
American rower (1874-1954).
Born August 30th, 1874 in St. Louis.
Died April 21st, 1954 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
Wilhelm Steffensen
Gymnast.
Born August 15th, 1889 in Ålesund Municipality.
Died July 26th, 1954 at 64 years old
Heikki Sammallahti
Gymnast (1886-1954).
Born January 20th, 1886 in Pyhäjärvi.
Died October 17th, 1954 at 68 years old in Kokkola.
George Cattanach
Canadian lacrosse player (1878–1954).
Born July 25th, 1878 in Alexandria.
Died January 29th, 1954 at 75 years old in East Chicago.
Omer Beaugendre
French cyclist (1883–1954).
Born September 9th, 1883 in Salbris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1954 at 70 years old in Salbris.
Aleksey Ignatyev
Russian diplomat (1877–1954).
Born March 1st, 1877 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Uno Wallentin
Sailor (1905–1954).
Born April 15th, 1905 in Gothenburg.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 49 years old in Norrköping.
Sigurd Smebye
Gymnast (1886-1954).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Tønsberg.
Died June 7th, 1954 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Jakob von Ghazir
Lebanese catholic priest (1875-1954).
Born February 1st, 1875 in Ghazir.
Died June 26th, 1954 at 79 years old in Beirut (leukemia).
Sigurd Juslén
Sailor (1885-1954).
Born November 25th, 1885 in Helsinki.
Died April 4th, 1954 at 68 years old
William Franklin Wight
American botanist (1874-1954).
Born June 8th, 1874 in Allegan.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 79 years old
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan