Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Jun 27 In the year 1954 francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83  

Jun 28 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jul 03 On this day in history death of siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895)  

Jul 06 In the year 1954 dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70  

Jul 10 In the year 1954 death of calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)  

Jul 13 Irving Pichel, dies at 63 in the year 1954.  

Jul 14 Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 in the year 1954.  

Jul 18 In the year 1954 death of machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)  

Jul 19 On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81  

Jul 20 Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jul 24 On this day in history mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90  

Jul 26 Hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26 in the year 1954.  

Jul 29 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879) died in the year 1954.  

Jul 31 On this day in history death of onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)  

Aug 01 In the year 1954 charles-A Cingria, writer, dies  

Aug 02 Rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 In the year 1954 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81  

Aug 06 Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1954.  

Aug 11 On this day in history death of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886)  

Aug 13 On this day in history hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71  

Aug 17 In the year 1954 billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77  

Aug 19 Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 died on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 In the year 1954 death of eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860)  

Sep 07 In the year 1954 death of bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885)  

Sep 09 Alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 10 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies in the year 1954.  

Sep 11 In the year 1954 licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69  

Sep 19 Tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1954.  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858)  

Sep 24 On this day in history death of edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)  

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Jan 02 Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 02 Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03 In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.