In the year 1954
334 Notable deaths
Friedrich Meinecke
German historian, philosopher of history and university teacher (1862-1954).
Born October 30th, 1862 in Salzwedel.
Died February 7th, 1954 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Joachim Lemelsen
German general (1888-1954).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Otto Diels
German chemist.
Born January 23rd, 1876 in Hamburg.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 78 years old in Kiel.
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 (1923–1954).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Älvkarleby congregation. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 31 years old in Danderyd (asphyxia).
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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 334
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé