In the year 1954
322 Notable deaths
Mohamed Amin Didi
Maldivian politician, 1st president of the maldives (1910-1954).
Died January 19th, 1954 at 43 years old in Kaafu Atoll.
Gideon Sundback
Swedish-american inventor (1880-1954).
Born April 24th, 1880. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1954 at 74 years old in Meadville.
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.
Fritz London
American physicist.
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia). [ref]
Thành Thái
Vietnamese emperor.
Born March 14th, 1879 in Huế.
Died March 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox jewish rabbi and kabbalist.
Born December 13th, 1886 in 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).
Clara Westhoff
German sculptor (1878-1954).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Bremen. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 75 years old in Fischerhude. [ref]
Léon Jouhaux
French trade unionist (1879–1954).
Born July 1st, 1879 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Simone Mareuil
Actress (1903-1954).
Born August 25th, 1903 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1954 at 51 years old in Périgueux (Self-immolation).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 322
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman