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In the year 1954
375 Notable deaths
Louis Silvers
Film composer (1889-1954).
Born September 6th, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1954 at 64 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Clyde R. Hoey
American politician (1877-1954).
Born December 11th, 1877 in Shelby.
Died May 12th, 1954 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Zofia Nałkowska
Polish prose writer, journalist & dramatist (1884-1954).
Born November 10th, 1884 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1954 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jonas Žemaitis
President of lithuania (1909-1954).
Born March 15th, 1909 in Palanga.
Died November 26th, 1954 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison.
Ludwik Hirszfeld
Polish microbiologist.
Born August 5th, 1884 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Leonard Eugene Dickson
American mathematician (1874–1954).
Born January 22nd, 1874 in Independence.
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Harlingen.
Rudolf Beran
Czechoslovak politician (1887-1954).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Pracejovice. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1954 at 66 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Karl von Le Suire
German general.
Born November 8th, 1898 in Unterwössen.
Died June 18th, 1954 at 55 years old in Volgograd.
Henri Laurens
French sculptor (1885–1954).
Born February 18th, 1885 in Paris.
Died May 5th, 1954 at 69 years old in Paris.
Eugen Schiffer
German politician (1860-1954).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Wrocław.
Died September 5th, 1954 at 94 years old in West Berlin.
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese businessman (1858–1954).
Born March 10th, 1858 in Toba.
Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.
Ellen Roosevelt
Us tennis player (1868-1954).
Born August 20th, 1868 in Hyde Park.
Died September 26th, 1954 at 86 years old in Hyde Park.
Ahmad Amin
Egyptian historian and writer (1886–1954).
Born October 1st, 1886 in Cairo.
Died May 29th, 1954 at 67 years old
Siegfried Handloser
German physician, chief of the german armed forces medical services, and convicted war criminal (1885-1954).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Constance. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1954 at 69 years old in Munich (cancer).
Henri Frankfort
Dutch near eastern archaeologist and egyptologist (1897-1954).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Amsterdam.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 57 years old in London.
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1883-1954).
Born August 19th, 1883. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1954 at 70 years old in Trelleborg Parish. [ref]
Bert Lytell
American actor (1885-1954).
Born February 24th, 1885 in New York City.
Died September 28th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
Mabel Paige
American actress (1880-1954).
Born December 19th, 1880 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 1954 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Laurence Trimble
American silent film actor, writer and director (1885-1954).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Robbinston.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Lithuanian writer (1882-1954).
Born October 19th, 1882 in Subartonys.
Died July 17th, 1954 at 71 years old in Broomall.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
Vladimir Ghika
Romanian diplomat and writer.
Born December 25th, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Jilava prison (blunt trauma).
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Walter Braunfels
German composer, pianist, and music educator (1882–1954).
Born December 19th, 1882 in Frankfurt.
Died March 19th, 1954 at 71 years old in Cologne.
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City.
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 375
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