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In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Franz Josef Popp
Austrian businessman.
Born January 14th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died July 29th, 1954 at 68 years old in Stuttgart.
Florence Bates
Actress; lawyer (1888-1954).
Born April 15th, 1888 in San Antonio.
Died January 31st, 1954 at 65 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Auguste Perret
French architect.
Born February 12th, 1874 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1954 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Van Alen
American architect.
Born August 10th, 1883 in Brooklyn.
Died May 24th, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City.
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Bavarian princess, concentration camp survivor (1899-1954).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Schloss Hohenburg.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 54 years old in Lenzerheide.
Vivian Woodward
English footballer (1879-1954).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in London.
Died January 31st, 1954 at 74 years old in London Borough of Ealing. [ref]
Fred Rose
American music producer, publisher and songwriter.
Born August 24th, 1898 in Evansville. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Arthur Greenwood
British politician (1880-1954).
Born February 8th, 1880 in Leeds. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1954 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Hannes Meyer
Swiss architect and second director of the bauhaus (1889-1954).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Basel. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1954 at 64 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Hugo Eckener
Manager of the luftschiffbau zeppelin company.
Born August 10th, 1868 in Flensburg. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1954 at 86 years old in Friedrichshafen. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 322
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