In the year 1954
334 Notable deaths
Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Dundalk.
Died February 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Toronto.
Jibanananda Das
Bengali poet (1899-1954).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Barishal.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Lester C. Hunt
American politician (1892-1954).
Born July 8th, 1892 in Isabel.
Died June 19th, 1954 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Maximilian von Weichs
German generalfeldmarschall during world war ii.
Born November 12th, 1881 in Dessau. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1954 at 72 years old in Schloss Rösberg.
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).
Thea von Harbou
German actress and writer.
Born December 27th, 1888 in Tauperlitz. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1954 at 65 years old in West Berlin (fall). [ref]
Ivan Ilyin
Russian philosopher.
Born April 9th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 1954 at 71 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
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.
Patrick Anthony McCarran
American politician (1876-1954).
Born August 8th, 1876 in Reno.
Died September 28th, 1954 at 78 years old in Hawthorne.
Gladys George
American actress (1904–1954).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Patten.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes