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Dead at age 54
814 Notable deaths
Hubert von Luschka
German anatomist (1820–1875).
Born July 27th, 1820 in Constance.
Died March 1st, 1875 at 54 years old in Tübingen.
Osvaldo Soriano
Argentine writer and journalist (1943–1997).
Born January 6th, 1943 in Mar del Plata.
Died January 29th, 1997 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer).
John Renshaw Carson
American telecommunications engineer (1886-1940).
Born June 28th, 1886 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 54 years old in New Hope.
José Casado del Alisal
Spanish painter (1832-1886).
Born March 24th, 1832 in Villada. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1886 at 54 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Wilhelm Bousset
German theologian (1865–1920).
Born September 3rd, 1865 in Lübeck.
Died March 8th, 1920 at 54 years old in Giessen.
Ferenc Móra
Hungarian writer (1879–1934).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Kiskunfélegyháza.
Died February 8th, 1934 at 54 years old in Szeged.
Mehmed Uzun
Turkish writer of kurdish ancestry (1953–2007).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Siverek.
Died October 10th, 2007 at 54 years old in Diyarbakır (stomach cancer). [ref]
Constanze von Ruttenstein
Austrian composer, pianist, and actor (1836-1890).
Born October 16th, 1835 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1890 at 54 years old in Dieppe.
Francisco Gregorio Billini
Dominican author and president (1844–1898).
Born April 25th, 1844 in Santo Domingo.
Died November 28th, 1898 at 54 years old in Santo Domingo.
Pascal Chaumeil
French film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer (1961–2015).
Born February 9th, 1961 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2015 at 54 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon