In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Lucien Tesnière
French linguist (1893-1954).
Born May 13th, 1893 in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 61 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Onofre Marimón
Racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring.
Reinhold Schünzel
Actor and director.
Born November 7th, 1888 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Munich. [ref]
Kaare Klint
Danish architect and furniture designer (1888-1954).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1954 at 65 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Chen Jitang
Chinese politician (1890-1954).
Born January 23rd, 1890 in Fangcheng District.
Died November 3rd, 1954 at 64 years old in Taipei.
Rod Keller
Canadian general (1900-1954).
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Tetbury.
Died June 21st, 1954 at 53 years old in Normandy.
Frans G. Bengtsson
Swedish writer.
Born October 4th, 1894. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 60 years old [ref]
Bud Fisher
American cartoonist.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.
George McManus
American cartoonist; creator of 'bringing up father'.
Born January 23rd, 1884 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 322
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