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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Bert Lytell
American actor (1885-1954).
Born February 24th, 1885 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1954 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Siegfried Handloser
German physician, chief of the german armed forces medical services, and convicted war criminal (1885-1954).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Konstanz. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1954 at 69 years old in Munich (cancer).
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
Eugeni d'Ors
Spanish writer.
Born September 18th, 1881 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1954 at 73 years old in Vilanova i la Geltrú. [ref]
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1883-1954).
Born August 19th, 1883. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1954 at 70 years old in Trelleborg Parish. [ref]
Laurence Trimble
American silent film actor, writer and director (1885-1954).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Robbinston. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1954 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Auguste Lumière
French inventor.
Born October 19th, 1862 in Besançon. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1954 at 91 years old in Lyon. [ref]
Ellen Roosevelt
Us tennis player (1868-1954).
Born August 20th, 1868 in Hyde Park.
Died September 26th, 1954 at 86 years old in Hyde Park.
Eugen Schiffer
German politician (1860-1954).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Wrocław.
Died September 5th, 1954 at 94 years old in West Berlin.
Werner Bischof
Swiss photographer and photojournalist.
Born April 26th, 1916 in Zürich. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 38 years old in Trujillo (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 322
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