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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Rupert Hollaus
Austrian motorcycle racer.
Born September 4th, 1931 in Traisen.
Died September 11th, 1954 at 23 years old in Monza.
Fred Raymond
Austrian composer.
Born April 20th, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1954 at 53 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Alexander Abasheli
Poet, prose writer.
Born August 27th, 1884 in Abashispiri.
Died September 29th, 1954 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
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.
Evgeni Gegechkori
Georgian politician (1882–1954).
Born February 1st, 1881 in Martvili.
Died June 5th, 1954 at 73 years old in Paris.
Ayaz İshaki
Tatar writer and politician.
Born February 23rd, 1878 in Yawşirmä.
Died July 22nd, 1954 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Ida May Park
Screenwriter, film director (1879-1954).
Born December 28th, 1879 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Wincenty Lutosławski
Polish philosopher.
Born June 6th, 1863 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1954 at 90 years old in Kraków.
Enrico Platé
Swiss racing driver.
Born January 28th, 1909 in Milan.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (car collision).
Franz Pfemfert
German journalist (1879-1954).
Born November 20th, 1879 in Giżycko.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson