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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
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).
James Hilton
British novelist and screenwriter (1900–1954).
Born September 9th, 1900 in Lancashire.
Died December 20th, 1954 at 54 years old in Long Beach (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma).
Mary Church Terrell
American activist and suffragette (1863–1954).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis.
Died July 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Annapolis.
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (prostate cancer).
Alain LeRoy Locke
(1885-1954) american philosopher and writer.
Born September 13th, 1885 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died June 9th, 1954 at 68 years old in New York City.
Calogero Vizzini
Sicilian mafia boss (1877-1954).
Born July 24th, 1877 in Villalba, Sicily.
Died July 10th, 1954 at 76 years old in Villalba, Sicily.
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Portuguese diplomat recipient of the righteous among the nations award (1885–1954).
Born July 19th, 1885 in Viseu, Cabanas de Viriato. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1954 at 68 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman.
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
Andrey Vyshinsky
Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat (1883-1954).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Odesa.
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Moroni Olsen
Actor (1889-1954).
Born June 27th, 1889 in Ogden.
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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