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In the year 1954
338 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Mabel Paige
American actress (1880-1954).
Born December 19th, 1880 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 1954 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Walter Braunfels
German composer, pianist, and music educator.
Born December 19th, 1882 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1954 at 71 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar. [ref]
Eduard Wiiralt
Estonian artist (1898-1954).
Born March 20th, 1898 in Kalitino. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Wiese
Russian scientist.
Born March 5th, 1886 in Pushkin.
Died February 19th, 1954 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hermila Galindo
Mexican writer (1896-1954).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Villa Juárez.
Died August 18th, 1954 at 58 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 338
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