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Dead at age 54
813 Notable deaths
August Klughardt
German composer (1847-1902).
Born November 30th, 1847 in Köthen.
Died August 3rd, 1902 at 54 years old in Dessau.
Gilbert Clayton
British army general (1875-1929).
Died September 11th, 1929 at 54 years old in Kingdom of Iraq.
Jan August Hendrik Leys
Painter, printmaker (1815-1869).
Born February 18th, 1815 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1869 at 54 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
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.
Jaan Poska
Estonian politician (1866-1920).
Born January 24th, 1866 in Laiuse Rural Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1920 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
Ferenc Hirzer
Hungarian association football player (1902-1957).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 54 years old in Trento.
Ernö Rapée
American conductor and composer (1891–1945).
Born June 4th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 26th, 1945 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Furtwängler
German classical archaeologist (1853-1907).
Born June 30th, 1853 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died October 10th, 1907 at 54 years old in Athens (dysentery).
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978).
Born May 5th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer).
Aleš Debeljak
Slovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016).
Born December 25th, 1961 in Ljubljana.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 54 years old in Peračica (struck by vehicle). [ref]
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