In the year 1954
339 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Eugeni d'Ors
Spanish writer (1881–1954).
Born September 28th, 1881 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1954 at 72 years old in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace