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In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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).
Hannes Meyer
Swiss architect and second director of the bauhaus (1889-1954).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Basel.
Died July 19th, 1954 at 64 years old in Lugano.
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]
Thành Thái
Vietnamese emperor.
Born March 14th, 1879 in Huế.
Died March 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Clyde Cessna
American aircraft designer (1879-1954).
Born December 5th, 1879 in Montgomery County.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 74 years old in Wichita.
Agus Salim
Indonesian politician (1884–1954).
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.
Mohamed Amin Didi
Maldivian politician, 1st president of the maldives (1910-1954).
Died January 19th, 1954 at 43 years old in Kaafu Atoll.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 360
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