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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Bertie Charles Forbes
American journalist.
Born May 14th, 1880 in New Deer.
Died May 6th, 1954 at 73 years old in New York City.
William Harrison Hays
American politician (1879–1954).
Born November 5th, 1879 in Sullivan.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sullivan.
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
British politician (1873-1954).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Manchester. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1954 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Ahmed Nihad
Ottoman prince.
Born July 5th, 1883 in Istanbul.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Viktor Abakumov
Head of smersh, russian minister of state security (1908-1954).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 46 years old in Leningrad.
Tom Tyler
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1903 in Essex County.
Died May 3rd, 1954 at 50 years old in Hamtramck (myocardial infarction).
Charles Francis Adams III
Secretary of the navy (1866-1954).
Born August 2nd, 1866 in Quincy.
Died June 10th, 1954 at 87 years old in Boston.
Miles Franklin
Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954).
Born October 14th, 1879 in Talbingo.
Died September 19th, 1954 at 74 years old in Drummoyne.
Billy Murray
American singer.
Born May 25th, 1877 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1954 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yukio Ozaki
Japanese politician (1858-1954).
Born December 24th, 1858 in Sagami Province.
Died October 6th, 1954 at 95 years old in Shinjuku.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 360
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid