In the year 1954
360 Notable deaths
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox jewish rabbi and kabbalist.
Born December 13th, 1886 in Łódź, Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in Jerusalem.
Hossein Fatemi
Iranian politician (1917-1954).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Nain. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1954 at 37 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Pudge Heffelfinger
American football player and coach (1867–1954).
Born December 20th, 1867 in Minneapolis.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 86 years old in Blessing.
Fritz London
American physicist.
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia). [ref]
Jacinto Benavente
Spanish writer (1866-1954).
Born August 12th, 1866 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1954 at 87 years old in Galapagar. [ref]
George Robey
English music hall singer, film & theatre actor (1869-1954).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Herne Hill.
Died November 29th, 1954 at 85 years old in Saltdean (cerebrovascular disease).
Clara Westhoff
German sculptor (1878-1954).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Bremen.
Died March 9th, 1954 at 75 years old in Fischerhude.
Gao Gang
Chinese politician (1905-1954).
Born October 25th, 1905 in Hengshan District.
Died August 17th, 1954 at 48 years old in Beijing (intoxication).
Theodor Kaluza
Mathematician, physicist and university teacher (1885-1954).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Opole.
Died January 19th, 1954 at 68 years old in Göttingen.
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.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 360
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder