In the year 1954

322 Notable deaths

Peter Anders

German opera singer.

Born July 1st, 1908 in Essen. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1954 at 46 years old in Hamburg (traffic collision). [ref]

Lillian Rich

English-born american actress (1900-1954).

Born January 1st, 1900 in Herne Hill.

Died January 5th, 1954 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).

Zhang Shichuan

Founding father of chinese cinema.

Born January 1st, 1890 in Ningbo.

Died July 8th, 1954 at 64 years old in Shanghai.

Nina Genke-Meller

Ukrainian-russian artist (1893-1954).

Born April 19th, 1893 in Moscow.

Died July 25th, 1954 at 61 years old in Kyiv.

Cesare Gravina

Actor (1858-1954).

Born January 23rd, 1858 in Naples.

Died September 16th, 1954 at 96 years old in New York City.

Ferenc Herczeg

Hungarian writer (1863-1954).

Born September 22nd, 1863 in Vršac. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Harald Paulsen

German actor.

Born August 26th, 1895 in Elmshorn. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1954 at 58 years old in Hamburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Giovanni Calabria

Italian saint.

Born October 8th, 1873 in Verona.

Died December 4th, 1954 at 81 years old in Verona.

Gertrud Bäumer

German politician, editor (1873-1954).

Born September 12th, 1873 in Hohenlimburg. [ref]

Died March 25th, 1954 at 80 years old in Gadderbaum (district). [ref]

Felipe Molas López

Paraguayan politician (1901-1954).

Born July 10th, 1901 in Yuty.

Died December 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Asunción.

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