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In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
Dmitri Zelenin
Russian linguist (1878–1954).
Born November 2nd, 1878.
Died August 31st, 1954 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Imre Zachár
Hungarian water polo player (1890-1954).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Henri Laurent
French fencer.
Born April 1st, 1881 in Beaulieu-sur-Loire. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1954 at 72 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Josef Escher
Member of the swiss federal council (1885-1954).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Simplon.
Died December 9th, 1954 at 69 years old in Bern.
Hugh Roddin
Boxer (1887-1954).
Born March 10th, 1887 in Musselburgh.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
John James Shepherd
English tug of war competitor.
Born June 2nd, 1884 in Bicknor.
Died July 9th, 1954 at 70 years old in Aston.
Lajos Nagy
Hungarian writer (1883–1954).
Born February 5th, 1883 in Apostag.
Died October 28th, 1954 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Ernest Glover
British long-distance runner (1891-1954).
Born February 19th, 1891 in Sheffield.
Died April 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Sheffield.
Harold Rayner
Fencer, modern pentathlete (1888-1954).
Born July 27th, 1888 in Glen Ridge.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 66 years old in Montrose.
Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed
German botanist (1879-1954).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Müncheberg, Jahnsfelde.
Died December 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 368
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