In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Jean Roger-Ducasse
French composer.
Born April 18th, 1873 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1954 at 81 years old in Le Taillan-Médoc. [ref]
Édouard Le Roy
French mathematician and philosopher (1870-1954).
Born June 18th, 1870 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1954 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oscar Mathisen
Norwegian speed skater (1888-1954).
Born October 4th, 1888 in Christiania.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 65 years old in Oslo (ballistic trauma).
Dwight Griswold
American politician (1893-1954).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Harrison.
Died April 12th, 1954 at 60 years old in Bethesda.
Alpheus Hyatt Verrill
American writer (1871-1954).
Born July 23rd, 1871 in New Haven. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1954 at 83 years old in Chiefland. [ref]
Norbert Jacques
Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, and screenwriter (1880-1954).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1954 at 73 years old in Koblenz. [ref]
Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
Italian writer.
Born November 12th, 1882 in Polizzi Generosa. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1954 at 72 years old in Fiesole. [ref]
Mikhail Prishvin
Russian writer (1873-1954).
Born February 4th, 1873. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Nikola Uzunović
Prime minister of yugoslavia (1873-1954).
Died July 19th, 1954 at 81 years old in Belgrade.
Georg Hamel
German mathematician (1877-1954).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Düren.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 77 years old in Landshut.
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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon