Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Jan 01 Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.  

Jan 05 Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77  

Jan 13 Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Jan 16 Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.  

Jan 18 Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.  

Jan 19 Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20 On this day in history fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies  

Jan 21 On this day in history billy Jenkins, dies at 69  

Jan 26 Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor, dies at 80 in the year 1954.  

Jan 27 Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

Jan 31 In the year 1954 death of edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63  

Feb 01 Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1954 theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 04 On this day in history vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 05 Vittorio Gnecchi, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.  

Feb 07 On this day in history jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54  

Feb 08 Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73 in the year 1954.  

Feb 11 Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877) died in the year 1954.  

Feb 12 On this day in history dziga Vertov, [Kaufman], Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58  

Feb 17 In the year 1954 evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72  

Feb 26 William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93 in the year 1954.  

Mar 04 On this day in history georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79  

Mar 05 On this day in history julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80  

Mar 06 Jan Kalf, Dutch literature/art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1954.  

Mar 07 Otto Diels, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies  

Mar 09 Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14 On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer, dies at 72  

Mar 15 Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1954.  

Mar 17 Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88 in the year 1954.  

Mar 18 On this day in history walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies  

Mar 19 On this day in history walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71  

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Jan 02 In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03 In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03 In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.