In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Maximilian von Weichs
German field marshal (1881–1954).
Born November 12th, 1881 in Dessau. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Schloss Rösberg.
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954).
Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).
Dziga Vertov
Russian-soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker (1896-1954).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Białystok.
Died February 12th, 1954 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Jibanananda Das
Bengali poet (1899-1954).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Barishal.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Eugene Pallette
American actor (1889–1954).
Born July 8th, 1889 in Winfield. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1954 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer).
Patrick Anthony McCarran
American politician (1876-1954).
Born August 8th, 1876 in Reno.
Died September 28th, 1954 at 78 years old in Hawthorne.
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German crown princess and crown princess of prussia (1886-1954).
Born September 20th, 1886 in Schwerin.
Died May 6th, 1954 at 67 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
Thea von Harbou
German screenwriter (1888–1954).
Born December 27th, 1888 in Tauperlitz.
Died July 1st, 1954 at 65 years old in West Berlin (falling from height).
Duff Cooper
British conservative party politician, diplomat and author (1890-1954).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in London. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in Vigo. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 360
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur