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In the year 1954

368 Notable deaths

Otto Diels

German chemist (1876–1954).

Born January 23rd, 1876 in Hamburg.

Died March 7th, 1954 at 78 years old in Kiel.

Pyotr Leshchenko

Russian singer.

Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.

Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]

Sadriddin Ayni

Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).

Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.

Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]

Emil Leon Post

Polish-born american logician (1897–1954).

Born February 11th, 1897 in Augustów. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1954 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]

Franco Alfano

Italian composer and pianist (1875-1954).

Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo.

Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo.

Onofre Marimón

Racecar driver.

Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.

Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).

Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).

Born November 23rd, 1906 in Adapazarı.

Died May 11th, 1954 at 47 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).

Clemens Krauss

Austrian conductor.

Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna. [ref]

Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Oscar Straus

Viennese composer (1870-1954).

Born March 6th, 1870 in Vienna.

Died January 12th, 1954 at 83 years old

John Lennard-Jones

British scientist (1894-1954).

Born October 27th, 1894 in Lancashire.

Died November 1st, 1954 at 60 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.

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