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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
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American jazz musician (1908–1954).
Born January 27th, 1908 in Dallas.
Died November 5th, 1954 at 46 years old in New York City.
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]
Einar Jónsson
Sculptor.
Born May 11th, 1874 in Southern Region.
Died October 18th, 1954 at 80 years old in Reykjavík.
Ed Sanders
American boxer.
Born March 24th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 1954 at 24 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Auguste Lumière
French inventor (1862–1954).
Born October 19th, 1862 in Besançon.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Reinhold Schünzel
Actor and director (1888-1954).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Munich. [ref]
Mustafa Sabri
Turkish theologian (1869-1954).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Tokat.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Cairo.
Tang Enbo
Chinese general (1899–1954).
Born September 20th, 1899 in Wuyi County.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 54 years old in Tokyo.
Chen Jitang
Chinese politician (1890-1954).
Born January 23rd, 1890 in Fangcheng District.
Died November 3rd, 1954 at 64 years old in Taipei.
Omer Nishani
Albanian politician (1887-1954).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 360
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young