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In the year 1954
322 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.
Emil Leon Post
American logician.
Born February 11th, 1897 in Augustów. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1954 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
Martin Andersen Nexø
Danish writer.
Born June 26th, 1869 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1954 at 84 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
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.
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician.
Born January 27th, 1908 in Dallas. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Heffelfinger
American football player and coach (1867-1954).
Born December 20th, 1867 in Minneapolis.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 86 years old in Blessing.
Wilhelm Schmidt
German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion.
Born February 16th, 1868 in Hörde. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1954 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau, Fribourg. [ref]
Ed Sanders
American boxer.
Born March 24th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 1954 at 24 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
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