In the year 1954
368 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Jacob Tullin Thams
Sportsman.
Born April 7th, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 27th, 1954 at 56 years old in Oslo.
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).
Cesare Gravina
Actor (1858-1954).
Born January 23rd, 1858 in Naples.
Died September 16th, 1954 at 96 years old in New York City.
Felipe Molas López
Paraguayan politician (1901-1954).
Died December 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Asunción.
Ferenc Herczeg
Hungarian writer, politician (1863–1954).
Born September 22nd, 1863 in Vršac. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 368
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau