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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
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.
Vladimir Ghika
Romanian diplomat and writer.
Born December 25th, 1873 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Jilava Bucharest prison (blunt trauma).
Franz Leopold Neumann
German political activist.
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Katowice. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1954 at 54 years old in Visp (traffic collision). [ref]
Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski
Polish scientist and explorer who participated in the belgian antarctic expedition (1872-1954).
Born June 6th, 1872 in Dworszowice Kościelne.
Died April 27th, 1954 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Emily Fitzroy
British actress (1860-1954).
Born May 24th, 1860 in London.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 93 years old in Gardena (stroke).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 322
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