In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist (1887–1954).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Wooster.
Died June 22nd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
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.
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian poet, writer (1890–1954).
Born January 11th, 1890 in São Paulo.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 64 years old in São Paulo.
Joachim Lemelsen
German general (1888-1954).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Senda Berenson Abbott
Russian-american basketball pioneer.
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Simone Mareuil
Actress (1903-1954).
Born August 25th, 1903 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1954 at 51 years old in Périgueux (Self-immolation).
José Millán Astray
General spanish, fascist, hero of the war in the philippines and founder of the spanish legion (1879-1954).
Born July 5th, 1879 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1954 at 74 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marius Jacob
French anarchist (1879–1954).
Born September 29th, 1879 in Marseille.
Died August 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in Reuilly (intoxication).
Otto Diels
German chemist (1876–1954).
Born January 23rd, 1876 in Hamburg.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 78 years old in Kiel.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 360
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu