Dead at age 54

609 Notable deaths

Miho Nakayama

Japanese singer and actress (1970–2024).

Born March 1st, 1970 in Saku.

Died December 6th, 2024 at 54 years old in Shibuya-ku. [ref]

Michael Dokes

American boxer.

Born August 10th, 1958 in Akron.

Died August 11th, 2012 at 54 years old in Akron (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]

Alan John Clarke

English film director (1935–1990).

Born October 28th, 1935 in Wallasey.

Died July 24th, 1990 at 54 years old in Greater London (cancer).

Miklós Nyiszli

Jewish prisoner at the auschwitz concentration camp (1901-1956).

Born June 17th, 1901 in Șimleu Silvaniei.

Died May 5th, 1956 at 54 years old in Oradea (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Max Ophüls

German film director (1902-1957).

Born May 6th, 1902 in Saarbrücken. [ref]

Died March 26th, 1957 at 54 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).

Franz Werfel

Austrian-bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945).

Born September 10th, 1890 in Prague. [ref]

Died August 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Steve Dillon

British comic artist.

Born March 22nd, 1962 in London. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 2016 at 54 years old in New York City (appendicitis). [ref]

Ian MacDonald

English classical and rock music critic (1948–2003).

Born October 3rd, 1948 in England.

Died August 20th, 2003 at 54 years old in Wotton-under-Edge.

Wally Wood

American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator.

Born June 17th, 1927 in Menahga. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1981 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Herman Brood

Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality (1946-2001).

Born November 5th, 1946 in Zwolle.

Died July 11th, 2001 at 54 years old in Amsterdam, Hilton Amsterdam (suicide by jumping from height).

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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino