In the year 1954
407 Notable deaths
William Ralph Inge
English author, anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954).
Born June 6th, 1860 in Crayke.
Died February 26th, 1954 at 93 years old in Wallingford.
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.
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).
Karl-Heinrich Brenner
German general and police officer (1895–1954).
Born May 1st, 1895 in Mannheim.
Died February 14th, 1954 at 58 years old in Karlsruhe.
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.
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.
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954).
Born October 21st, 1867 in Clifton. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1954 at 86 years old in Gomshall. [ref]
Roscoe C. Patterson
American politician (1876–1954).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Springfield.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 78 years old in Springfield.
Werner Bischof
Swiss photographer and photojournalist (1916–1954).
Born April 26th, 1916 in Zurich.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 38 years old in Trujillo (traffic collision).
Joseph Hergesheimer
Novelist, short story writer (1880-1954).
Born February 15th, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died April 25th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sea Isle City.
Anne O'Hare McCormick
American journalist (1880–1954).
Born May 16th, 1880 in Wakefield.
Died May 29th, 1954 at 74 years old in New York City.
Emily Fitzroy
British actress (1860-1954).
Born May 24th, 1860 in London.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 93 years old in Gardena (stroke).
Eduard Wiiralt
Estonian artist (1898-1954).
Born March 20th, 1898 in Kalitino.
Died January 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in Paris (cancer).
Hermila Galindo
Mexican politician, writer and activist (1896-1954).
Born June 2nd, 1886 in Ciudad Lerdo. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1954 at 68 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Edward Felix Norton
British army officer and mountaineer (1884–1954).
Born February 21st, 1884 in San Isidro.
Died November 3rd, 1954 at 70 years old in Winchester.
Siegfried Breuer
Austrian actor (1906-1954).
Born June 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Weende (liver disease).
William K. Howard
American film director (1899–1954).
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Marys.
Died February 21st, 1954 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
Polish astronomer, mathematician and geodesist (1882–1954).
Born February 13th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 1954 at 72 years old in Kraków.
Yvonne de Bray
French actress (1887–1954).
Born May 12th, 1887 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 66 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
René Iché
French artist (1897-1954).
Born January 21st, 1897 in Sallèles-d'Aude.
Died December 23rd, 1954 at 57 years old in Paris.
Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
Italian writer (1882–1952).
Born November 12th, 1882 in Polizzi Generosa.
Died December 4th, 1954 at 72 years old in Fiesole.
Otto Gebühr
German actor (1877-1954).
Born May 29th, 1877 in Kettwig.
Died March 14th, 1954 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Vladimir Wiese
Russian scientist.
Born March 5th, 1886 in Pushkin.
Died February 19th, 1954 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau