In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
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]
James Hilton
British writer (1900-1954).
Born September 9th, 1900 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1954 at 54 years old in Long Beach (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Alain LeRoy Locke
American philosopher and writer.
Born September 13th, 1885 in Pennsylvania. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1954 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Mary Church Terrell
African american educator and activist (1863-1954).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis.
Died July 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Annapolis.
Yukio Ozaki
Japanese politician (1858-1954).
Born December 24th, 1858 in Sagami Province.
Died October 6th, 1954 at 95 years old in Shinjuku.
Ahmed Nihad
Ottoman prince.
Born July 5th, 1883 in Istanbul.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Moroni Olsen
Actor (1889-1954).
Born June 27th, 1889 in Ogden.
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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.
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman.
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling