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 Siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 in the year 1954.  

Jul 10 Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14 In the year 1954 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87  

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 Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 24 In the year 1954 mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90  

Jul 26 In the year 1954 hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26  

Jul 29 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jul 31 Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923) died on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies in the year 1954.  

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 In the year 1954 theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10]  

Aug 08 On this day in history gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67  

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

Aug 13 Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 24 In the year 1954 death of getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71  

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 Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1954.  

Sep 10 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Sep 19 On this day in history tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56  

Sep 21 In the year 1954 death of kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858)  

Sep 24 Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.  

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