In the year 1954
339 Notable deaths
Imre Zachár
Hungarian water polo player (1890-1954).
Born May 11th, 1890 in Budapest.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Gavino Matta
Boxer.
Born June 9th, 1910 in Sassari.
Died January 20th, 1954 at 43 years old in Sassari.
Henri Laurent
French fencer.
Born April 1st, 1881 in Beaulieu-sur-Loire. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1954 at 72 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Domenico Jorio
Catholic cardinal (1867–1954).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Villa Santo Stefano.
Died October 21st, 1954 at 87 years old in Rome.
Louise Hervieu
French artist and writer (1878-1954).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Alençon.
Died September 11th, 1954 at 75 years old in Versailles.
Alfred Chalk
English footballer (1874-1954).
Born November 27th, 1874 in London.
Died June 25th, 1954 at 79 years old in Bridge.
Josef Escher
Member of the swiss federal council (1885-1954).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Simplon.
Died December 9th, 1954 at 69 years old in Bern.
Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen
German composer (1882–1954).
Born October 12th, 1882 in Göttingen.
Died August 13th, 1954 at 71 years old in Munich.
Hugh Roddin
Boxer (1887-1954).
Born March 10th, 1887 in Musselburgh.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
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