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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
Polish astronomer, mathematician and geodesist.
Born February 13th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 1954 at 72 years old in Kraków.
Siegfried Breuer
Austrian actor (1906-1954).
Born June 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Weende.
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Otto Gebühr
Actor.
Born May 29th, 1877 in Kettwig.
Died March 14th, 1954 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Mustafa Sabri
Turkish theologian (1869-1954).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Tokat.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Cairo.
Leon Schiller
Polish director (1887-1954).
Born April 14th, 1887 in Kraków. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1954 at 66 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
René Iché
French artist (1897-1954).
Born January 21st, 1897 in Sallèles-d'Aude. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1954 at 57 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vitaliano Brancati
Italian writer.
Born July 24th, 1907 in Pachino. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1954 at 47 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Esther Kreitman
Jewish writer.
Born March 31st, 1891 in Biłgoraj.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
William K. Howard
American film director.
Born June 16th, 1899 in St. Marys. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1954 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 322
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