In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian poet, writer.
Born January 11th, 1890 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 64 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Stig Dagerman
Swedish writer.
Born October 5th, 1923 in Älvkarleby congregation. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 31 years old in Danderyd parish (asphyxia). [ref]
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Wilhelm Brückner
Austrian sa officer (1884-1954).
Born December 11th, 1884 in Baden-Baden.
Died August 18th, 1954 at 69 years old
Senda Berenson Abbott
Russian-american basketball pioneer.
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
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).
Franco Alfano
Italian composer and pianist.
Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
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]
Oscar Straus
Viennese composer.
Born April 6th, 1870 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1954 at 83 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor.
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 322
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young