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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Joe Blewitt
British long-distance runner (1895-1954).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Worcestershire.
Died May 30th, 1954 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress.
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna. [ref]
George E. Wiley
American racing cyclist.
Born May 7th, 1881 in Little Falls.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 72 years old in Little Falls.
Ludwik Solski
Polish theatre actor and director.
Born January 20th, 1855 in Gdów. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 99 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Massimo Massimi
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 76 years old in Rome.
Herman Groman
Athletics competitor.
Born August 18th, 1882 in Odebolt.
Died July 23rd, 1954 at 71 years old in Whitehall.
Giovanni Rossignoli
Italian racing cyclist.
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Borgo Ticino (Pavia).
Died June 27th, 1954 at 71 years old in Pavia.
Erik Bergqvist
Swedish swimmer, water polo player and footballer (1891-1954).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died February 17th, 1954 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Hadiya Davletshina
Bashkir writer, poet.
Born March 5th, 1905 in Samara Governorate.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Birsk.
Boris Gorbatov
Russian soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent (1908-1954).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Pervomaisk. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1954 at 45 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 322
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius