In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Princess Margaret of Prussia
Prussian princess; youngest child of frederick iii, german emperor, and victoria, princess royal.
Born April 22nd, 1872 in Potsdam.
Died January 22nd, 1954 at 81 years old in Schönberg.
Johnny Ace
American singer.
Born June 9th, 1929 in Memphis. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1954 at 25 years old in Houston (ballistic trauma).
André Derain
French painter and engraver (1880-1954).
Born June 10th, 1880 in Chatou. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1954 at 74 years old in Garches (traffic collision). [ref]
Sandra Ravel
Italian actress (1910-1954).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Milan.
Died August 13th, 1954 at 44 years old in Milan.
Wilhelm Furtwängler
German conductor and composer.
Born January 25th, 1886 in Schöneberg. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1954 at 68 years old in Baden-Baden (pneumonia). [ref]
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor.
Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).
Alcide De Gasperi
Italian politician and founder of the christian democratic party (1881-1954).
Born April 3rd, 1881 in Pieve Tesino. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1954 at 73 years old in Borgo Valsugana. [ref]
Dziga Vertov
Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Günther Quandt
German businessman, nazi, important hitler supporter (1881-1954).
Born July 28th, 1881 in Pritzwalk.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel