In the year 1954
339 Notable deaths
William Dod
British archer.
Born July 18th, 1867 in Bebington.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 87 years old in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck
Dutch philosopher (1887–1954).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Breukelen.
Died April 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Wassenaar.
Renée Carl
Actress (1875-1954).
Born June 10th, 1875 in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 79 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Heinrich Brandt
German mathematician (1886-1954).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Feudingen.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 67 years old in Halle (Saale).
Fernando de Melo Viana
Brazilian politician.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Sabará.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Francesco Borgongini Duca
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 26th, 1884 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Rome.
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.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 339
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel