In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Andrey Vyshinsky
Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat (1883-1954).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Odesa. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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]
Will H. Hays
American politician (1879–1954).
Born November 5th, 1879 in Sullivan.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sullivan.
Bertie Charles Forbes
American journalist.
Born May 14th, 1880 in New Deer.
Died May 6th, 1954 at 73 years old in New York City.
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).
Miles Franklin
Australian writer and feminist.
Born October 14th, 1879 in Talbingo. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1954 at 74 years old in Drummoyne.
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.
Billy Murray
American singer.
Born May 25th, 1877 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1954 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese businessman.
Born March 10th, 1858 in Toba.
Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 322
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson