In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Vera Gaze
Soviet astronomer.
Born December 29th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1954 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jan Thomée
Dutch footballer (1886-1954).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Delft.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 67 years old in Delft.
Arthur Wieferich
German number theorist (1884–1954).
Born April 27th, 1884 in Münster.
Died September 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Meppen.
Wilhelm Piec
Polish footballer (1915-1954).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Lipiny.
Died April 4th, 1954 at 38 years old in Świętochłowice.
Gilbert Pratt
Film director (1892-1954).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Providence. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Bob Scott
Racecar driver (1928-1954).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Watsonville.
Died July 5th, 1954 at 25 years old in Darlington.
Maurice Bedel
French writer.
Born December 30th, 1883 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Thuré. [ref]
Chester M. Franklin
American actor and filmmaker (1889-1954).
Born September 1st, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 64 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lydia Wahlström
Swedish suffragist (1869-1954).
Died June 2nd, 1954 at 84 years old in Johannes parish.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 322
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson