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In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
Nina Genke-Meller
Ukrainian-russian artist (1893-1954).
Born April 19th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died July 25th, 1954 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Henry Folland
Aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1889–1954).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Cambridge.
Died September 5th, 1954 at 65 years old in Nottingham.
Harald Paulsen
German actor.
Born August 26th, 1895 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1954 at 58 years old in Hamburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Helen Crawfurd
Scottish suffragette and communist (1877-1954).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Glasgow.
Died April 18th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dunoon.
Suzanne Noël
French plastic surgeon (1878-1954).
Born January 19th, 1878 in Laon. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Theodore Lyman
American physicist (1874–1954).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 1954 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Franz Mattenklott
German general.
Born November 19th, 1884 in Zielona Góra.
Died June 28th, 1954 at 69 years old in Braunlage.
Karol Rathaus
German-austrian composer (1895-1954).
Born September 16th, 1895 in Ternopil.
Died November 21st, 1954 at 59 years old in New York City.
Paul Scardon
Australian actor.
Born May 6th, 1874 in Melbourne.
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Fontana (myocardial infarction).
Julio Acosta García
President of costa rica (1872-1954).
Born May 23rd, 1872 in San Ramón.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 82 years old in San José.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 368
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare