In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Austrian publicist.
Born July 19th, 1874 in Penzing. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1954 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Saburō Kurusu
Japanese diplomat.
Born March 6th, 1886 in Yokohama.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 68 years old in Japan.
Irving Pichel
Actor, film director (1891-1954).
Born June 24th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Herms Niel
German composer.
Born April 17th, 1888 in Nielebock.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 66 years old in Lingen.
Agus Salim
Indonesian politician.
Born October 8th, 1884 in Bukittinggi.
Died November 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Jakarta.
David Fairchild
U.s. botanist (1869-1954).
Born April 7th, 1869 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 1954 at 85 years old in Coconut Grove.
Archduke Eugen of Austria
Austrian archduke and military officer (1863-1954).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Židlochovice. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1954 at 91 years old in Merano. [ref]
William Inge
English author, anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954).
Born June 6th, 1860 in Crayke.
Died February 26th, 1954 at 93 years old in Wallingford.
Clyde Cessna
American aircraft designer.
Born December 5th, 1879 in Montgomery County.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 74 years old in Kansas.
Jacinto Benavente
Spanish writer (1866-1954).
Born August 12th, 1866 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1954 at 87 years old in Galapagar. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 322
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius