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In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
Ida May Park
Screenwriter, film director (1879-1954).
Born December 28th, 1879 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Maurice Leenhardt
French pastor and ethnologist (1878–1954).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Montauban.
Died January 26th, 1954 at 75 years old in Paris.
Wincenty Lutosławski
Polish philosopher.
Born June 6th, 1863 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1954 at 90 years old in Kraków.
Enrico Platé
Swiss racing driver.
Born January 28th, 1909 in Milan.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (car collision).
Franz Pfemfert
German journalist (1879-1954).
Born November 20th, 1879 in Giżycko.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Abraham Oyanedel
President of chile (1874-1954).
Born May 25th, 1874 in Copiapó.
Died January 28th, 1954 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Eugeni d'Ors
Spanish writer (1881–1954).
Born September 28th, 1881 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1954 at 72 years old in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Richard Thurnwald
Austrian anthropologist (1869-1954).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 84 years old in Berlin.
George Kay
Footballer and football manager (1891-1954).
Born September 21st, 1891 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1954 at 62 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Sōjin Kamiyama
Japanese actor.
Born January 30th, 1884 in Sendai.
Died July 28th, 1954 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 368
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