In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
Kōtarō Honda
Japanese physicist and metallurgist (1870-1954).
Born February 23rd, 1870 in Okazaki.
Died February 12th, 1954 at 83 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Jacques E. Brandenberger
Swiss chemist, inventor of cellophane (1872-1954).
Born October 19th, 1872 in Zurich.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 81 years old in Zurich.
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]
Giovanni Calabria
Italian saint (1873–1954).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Verona.
Died December 4th, 1954 at 81 years old in Verona.
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Russian chess master.
Born August 16th, 1884 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 70 years old in Briis-sous-Forges.
Oscar Mathisen
Norwegian speed skater (1888-1954).
Born October 4th, 1888 in Christiania.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 65 years old in Oslo (gunshot wound).
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]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 368
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner