In the year 1954

360 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]

Gabriel Pascal

Film producer (1894-1954).

Born June 4th, 1894 in Arad.

Died July 6th, 1954 at 60 years old in New York City.

Rod Keller

Canadian general (1900-1954).

Born October 2nd, 1900 in Tetbury.

Died June 21st, 1954 at 53 years old in Normandy.

Bud Fisher

American cartoonist.

Born April 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.

Died September 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City.

Élisabeth de Gramont

20th-century french writer.

Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]

George McManus

American cartoonist (1884-1954).

Born January 23rd, 1884 in St. Louis.

Died October 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.

Theodor Loos

German actor.

Born May 18th, 1883 in Zwingenberg.

Died June 27th, 1954 at 71 years old in Stuttgart.

Jacques Mieses

German-british chess player.

Born February 27th, 1865 in Leipzig.

Died February 23rd, 1954 at 88 years old in London.

Andriy Livytskyi

Ukrainian politician (1879-1954).

Born April 12th, 1879 in Lipliave. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1954 at 74 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]

Dhani Ram Chatrik

Punjabi poet (1876-1954).

Born October 4th, 1876 in Sheikhupura.

Died December 18th, 1954 at 78 years old in Amritsar.

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