Famous Deaths In 1954

Sep 25 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)  

Sep 28 On this day in history bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69  

Sep 30 Percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87  

Oct 05 On this day in history flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78  

Oct 06 Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1954.  

Oct 12 In the year 1954 death of george Welch, American pilot (b. 1918)  

Oct 20 In the year 1954 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

Oct 22 On this day in history prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54  

Oct 23 Henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Oct 26 On this day in history floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies  

Oct 27 On this day in history franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78  

Nov 03 Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 On this day in history stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31  

Nov 10 In the year 1954 death of hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed  

Nov 11 In the year 1954 john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 13 On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60  

Nov 15 On this day in history lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76  

Nov 19 Walter Bartley Wilson, founding member of Cardiff City F.C. (b. 1870) died in the year 1954.  

Nov 21 Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70  

Nov 26 Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.  

Nov 28 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 in the year 1954.  

Nov 29 On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies  

Nov 30 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Dec 01 On this day in history death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)  

Dec 03 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1954.  

Dec 04 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1954 gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)  

Dec 20 Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1954.  

Dec 23 In the year 1954 death of rené Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897)  

Dec 24 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02 Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03 Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03 Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04 In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.