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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Émile Mâle
French art historian (1862-1954).
Born June 2nd, 1862 in Commentry. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1954 at 92 years old in Fontaine-Chaalis. [ref]
Dimitrie Pompeiu
Romanian mathematician (1873-1954).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Broscăuți.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Ivan Maslennikov
Soviet general.
Born September 16th, 1900.
Died April 16th, 1954 at 53 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Jacques E. Brandenberger
Swiss chemist, inventor of cellophane (1872-1954).
Born October 19th, 1872 in Zürich.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 81 years old in Zürich.
Joseph Opatoshu
Polish-born yiddish writer (1886 – 1954).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Mława. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacob Tullin Thams
Sportsman.
Born April 7th, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 27th, 1954 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954).
Born October 21st, 1867 in Bristol. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1954 at 86 years old in Gomshall. [ref]
Ellen Thesleff
Finnish painter (1869-1954).
Born October 5th, 1869 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Selig Brodetsky
Russian-born english mathematician.
Born February 10th, 1888 in Olviopol.
Died May 18th, 1954 at 66 years old in London.
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Russian chess master.
Born August 16th, 1884 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 70 years old in Briis-sous-Forges.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 322
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