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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Gilbert Pratt
Film director (1892-1954).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Providence. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Dennis Fenton
Sport shooter (1888–1954).
Born November 20th, 1888 in Ceann Trá.
Died March 29th, 1954 at 65 years old in Denver.
Massimo Massimi
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 76 years old in Rome.
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).
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress.
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna.
Lydia Wahlström
Swedish suffragist (1869-1954).
Died June 2nd, 1954 at 84 years old in Johannes parish.
Giovanni Rossignoli
Italian racing cyclist (1882–1954).
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Borgo Ticino.
Died June 27th, 1954 at 71 years old in Pavia.
Joe Blewitt
British long-distance runner (1895-1954).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Worcestershire.
Died May 30th, 1954 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Frederick Humphreys
British tug-of-war competitor.
Born January 28th, 1878 in Highbury.
Died August 10th, 1954 at 76 years old in Ealing.
George E. Wiley
American racing cyclist.
Born May 7th, 1881 in Little Falls.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 72 years old in Little Falls.
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