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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Selig Brodetsky
Russian-born english mathematician.
Born February 10th, 1888 in Olviopol.
Died May 18th, 1954 at 66 years old in London.
Ellen Thesleff
Finnish painter (1869-1954).
Born October 5th, 1869 in Helsinki.
Died January 12th, 1954 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Mikhail Prishvin
Russian writer (1873-1954).
Born February 4th, 1873. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Esther Kreitman
Jewish writer.
Born March 31st, 1891 in Biłgoraj.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
Dmitry Medvedev
Soviet partisan and hero.
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bezhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 56 years old in Moscow.
William J. Fields
American politician (1874-1954).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Willard.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 79 years old in Grayson.
Dimitrie Pompeiu
Romanian mathematician (1873-1954).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Broscăuți.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Dwight Griswold
American politician (1893-1954).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Harrison.
Died April 12th, 1954 at 60 years old in Bethesda.
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]
Joseph Opatoshu
Polish-born yiddish writer (1886 – 1954).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Mława.
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in New York City.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain