In the year 1954
339 Notable deaths
William Hoyt
American pole vaulter.
Born May 7th, 1875 in Glastonbury.
Died December 1st, 1954 at 79 years old in New York. [ref]
Karol Rathaus
German-austrian composer (1895-1954).
Born September 16th, 1895 in Ternopil.
Died November 21st, 1954 at 59 years old in New York City.
George VI of Armenia
Catholicoi of armenia.
Born December 2nd, 1868 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died September 26th, 1954 at 85 years old in Vagharshapat.
Tomás Monje
President (1884-1954).
Born December 21st, 1884 in Coroico.
Died July 15th, 1954 at 69 years old in La Paz.
Vasily Yan
Russian writer (1875-1954).
Born January 4th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1954 at 79 years old in Zvenigorod. [ref]
Bobby Ball
American racecar driver (1925-1954).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Phoenix.
Died February 27th, 1954 at 28 years old in Phoenix, Gardena.
Sergey Sergeyevich Yudin
Famous soviet surgeon and scientist (1891-1954).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died June 12th, 1954 at 62 years old in Moscow.
György Jendrassik
Hungarian physicist and mechanical engineer.
Born May 13th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in London.
Richard Thurnwald
Austrian anthropologist (1869-1954).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
German astronomer.
Born August 11th, 1912 in Coburg.
Died March 9th, 1954 at 41 years old in Sonneberg.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé