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In the year 1954

360 Notable deaths

Jonas Žemaitis

President of lithuania (1909-1954).

Born March 15th, 1909 in Palanga.

Died November 26th, 1954 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison.

Ludwik Hirszfeld

Polish microbiologist.

Born August 5th, 1884 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1954 at 69 years old in Wrocław. [ref]

Leonard Eugene Dickson

American mathematician (1874–1954).

Born January 22nd, 1874 in Independence.

Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Harlingen.

Rudolf Beran

Czechoslovak politician (1887-1954).

Born December 28th, 1887 in Pracejovice. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1954 at 66 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]

Karl von Le Suire

German general.

Born November 8th, 1898 in Unterwössen.

Died June 18th, 1954 at 55 years old in Volgograd.

Henri Laurens

Sculptor from france (1885-1954).

Born February 18th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]

Died May 5th, 1954 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]

Eugen Schiffer

German politician (1860-1954).

Born February 14th, 1860 in Wrocław.

Died September 5th, 1954 at 94 years old in West Berlin.

Mikimoto Kōkichi

Japanese businessman (1858–1954).

Born January 25th, 1858 in Toba.

Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.

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.

Ahmad Amin

Egyptian historian and writer (1886–1954).

Born October 1st, 1886 in Cairo.

Died May 29th, 1954 at 67 years old

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