Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Jun 27 Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 in the year 1954.  

Jun 28 In the year 1954 red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26  

Jul 03 In the year 1954 death of siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895)  

Jul 06 On this day in history dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70  

Jul 10 On this day in history death of calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)  

Jul 13 On this day in history irving Pichel, dies at 63  

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 Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895) died in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 20 On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52  

Jul 24 Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 in the year 1954.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 31 In the year 1954 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 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

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

Aug 08 Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 In the year 1954 hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71  

Aug 17 On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.  

Sep 03 Eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65 in the year 1954.  

Sep 05 On this day in history death of eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860)  

Sep 07 On this day in history death of bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885)  

Sep 09 On this day in history alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49  

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

Sep 11 On this day in history licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69  

Sep 19 In the year 1954 tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56  

Sep 21 Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) died in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

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 In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)