In the year 1954
375 Notable deaths
Stig Dagerman
Swedish writer (1923–1954).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Älvkarleby congregation. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 31 years old in Danderyd (asphyxia).
Margaret Cousins
Irish-indian suffragist and feminist.
Born November 7th, 1878 in Boyle.
Died March 11th, 1954 at 75 years old in Adyar.
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist (1887–1954).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Wooster.
Died June 22nd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Friedrich Meinecke
German historian, philosopher of history and university teacher (1862-1954).
Born October 30th, 1862 in Salzwedel.
Died February 7th, 1954 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian poet, writer (1890–1954).
Born January 11th, 1890 in São Paulo.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 64 years old in São Paulo.
Joachim Lemelsen
German general (1888-1954).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Senda Berenson Abbott
Russian-american hall of fame basketball pioneer (1868–1954).
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Simone Mareuil
Actress (1903-1954).
Born August 25th, 1903 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1954 at 51 years old in Périgueux (Self-immolation).
José Millán Astray
General spanish, fascist, hero of the war in the philippines and founder of the spanish legion (1879-1954).
Born July 5th, 1879 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1954 at 74 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marius Jacob
French anarchist (1879–1954).
Born September 29th, 1879 in Marseille.
Died August 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in Reuilly (intoxication).
Otto Diels
German chemist (1876–1954).
Born January 23rd, 1876 in Hamburg.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 78 years old in Kiel.
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
Emil Leon Post
Polish-born american logician (1897–1954).
Born February 11th, 1897 in Augustów. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1954 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franco Alfano
Italian composer and pianist (1875-1954).
Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo.
Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo.
Onofre Marimón
Racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).
Born November 23rd, 1906 in Adapazarı.
Died May 11th, 1954 at 47 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor and opera impresario (1893 - 1954).
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Oscar Straus
Viennese composer (1870-1954).
Born April 6th, 1870 in Vienna.
Died January 12th, 1954 at 83 years old
John Lennard-Jones
British scientist (1894-1954).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Lancashire.
Died November 1st, 1954 at 60 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Martin Andersen Nexø
Danish writer.
Born June 26th, 1869 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1954 at 84 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician (1908–1954).
Born January 27th, 1908 in Dallas.
Died November 5th, 1954 at 46 years old in New York City.
Wilhelm Schmidt
German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954).
Born February 16th, 1868 in Hörde.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau, Fribourg.
Einar Jónsson
Sculptor.
Born May 11th, 1874 in Southern Region.
Died October 18th, 1954 at 80 years old in Reykjavík.
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein