Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.

Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions

Dead at age 54

626 Notable deaths

Mikhail Vrubel

Russian painter (1856-1910).

Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk.

Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis).

Rodolfo Acosta

Mexican character actor (1920-1974).

Born July 29th, 1920 in Chihuahua City.

Died November 7th, 1974 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).

Brian O'Nolan

Irish writer (1911-1966).

Born October 5th, 1911 in Strabane.

Died April 1st, 1966 at 54 years old in Dublin.

Sheila Ryan

American actress (1921-1975).

Born June 8th, 1921 in Topeka. [ref]

Died November 4th, 1975 at 54 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer). [ref]

James Blish

American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975).

Born May 23rd, 1921 in East Orange. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old in Henley-on-Thames (lung cancer).

Joe Fulks

American basketball player (1921–1976).

Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.

Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.

Jules Munshin

American actor (1915-1970).

Born February 22nd, 1915 in New York City.

Died February 19th, 1970 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Boris Pugo

Soviet politician (1937-1991).

Born February 19th, 1937 in Tver.

Died August 22nd, 1991 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Mae Busch

American actress (1891-1946).

Born June 18th, 1891 in Melbourne. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1946 at 54 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]

José Gregorio Hernández

Venezuelan physician and franciscan tertiary, saint in the catholic church.

Born October 26th, 1864 in Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela.

Died June 29th, 1919 at 54 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).

Deaths 151 to 160 of 626

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore