In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Walter Braunfels
German composer, pianist, and music educator (1882–1954).
Born December 19th, 1882 in Frankfurt.
Died March 19th, 1954 at 71 years old in Cologne.
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City.
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar.
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]
Roscoe C. Patterson
American politician (1876–1954).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Springfield.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 78 years old in Springfield.
Emily Fitzroy
British actress (1860-1954).
Born May 24th, 1860 in London.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 93 years old in Gardena (stroke).
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954).
Born October 21st, 1867 in Clifton. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1954 at 86 years old in Gomshall. [ref]
Joseph Hergesheimer
Novelist, short story writer (1880-1954).
Born February 15th, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died April 25th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sea Isle City.
Eduard Wiiralt
Estonian artist (1898-1954).
Born March 20th, 1898 in Kalitino.
Died January 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in Paris (cancer).
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 171 to 180 of 368
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi