In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Zhang Shichuan
Founding father of chinese cinema (1890-1954).
Born January 1st, 1890 in Ningbo.
Died July 8th, 1954 at 64 years old in Shanghai.
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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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett