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In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
Martin Andersen Nexø
Danish writer (1869–1954).
Born June 26th, 1869 in Copenhagen.
Died June 1st, 1954 at 84 years old in Dresden.
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.
Shigenori Kuroda
Japanese general (1887-1954).
Born October 25th, 1887 in Yanagawa.
Died April 30th, 1954 at 66 years old in Japan.
Mustafa Sabri
Turkish theologian with anti-republican views (1869–1954).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Tokat. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Kathleen Key
American actress (1903-1954).
Born April 1st, 1903 in Buffalo.
Died December 22nd, 1954 at 51 years old in Woodland Hills.
Reinhold Schünzel
Actor and director (1888-1954).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Munich. [ref]
Chen Jitang
Chinese politician (1890-1954).
Born January 23rd, 1890 in Fangcheng District.
Died November 3rd, 1954 at 64 years old in Taipei.
Tang Enbo
Chinese general (1899–1954).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Wuyi County.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 54 years old in Tokyo.
Omer Nishani
Albanian politician (1887-1954).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Ed Sanders
American boxer (1930–1954).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 1954 at 24 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Battling Nelson
Danish-american boxer (1882-1954).
Born June 5th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1954 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Lucien Tesnière
French linguist (1893–1954).
Born May 13th, 1893 in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 61 years old in Montpellier.
Bud Fisher
American cartoonist (1885–1954).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
Rod Keller
Canadian general (1900-1954).
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Tetbury.
Died June 21st, 1954 at 53 years old in Normandy.
Élisabeth de Gramont
20th-century french writer.
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris.
Franz Leopold Neumann
German political activist (1900–1954).
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Katowice.
Died September 2nd, 1954 at 54 years old in Visp (traffic collision).
George McManus
American cartoonist (1884-1954).
Born January 23rd, 1884 in St. Louis.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
Theodor Loos
German actor (1883-1954).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Zwingenberg.
Died June 27th, 1954 at 71 years old in Stuttgart.
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese businessman (1858–1954).
Born March 10th, 1858 in Toba.
Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.
Andriy Livytskyi
Ukrainian politician (1879-1954).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Lipliave. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 74 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Jacques Mieses
German-british chess player and chess book author.
Born February 27th, 1865 in Leipzig.
Died February 23rd, 1954 at 88 years old in London.
Frans G. Bengtsson
Swedish writer (1894-1954).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Tåssjö parish.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old in Ribbingsfors.
Joe May
Austrian film director (1880–1954).
Born November 7th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died April 29th, 1954 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Vilhelm Buhl
Danish politician (1881–1954).
Born October 16th, 1881 in Fredericia.
Died December 18th, 1954 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
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