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 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 in the year 1954.  

Jul 03 Siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895) died in the year 1954.  

Jul 06 Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

Jul 18 Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jul 19 Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 24 Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Jul 26 On this day in history hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26  

Jul 29 On this day in history death of coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)  

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

Aug 01 On this day in history charles-A Cingria, writer, dies  

Aug 02 In the year 1954 rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42  

Aug 03 On this day in history colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81  

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

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

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 On this day in history 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 Eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 On this day in history 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 Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) died 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 in the year 1954.  

Jan 02 In the year 1954 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 In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03 Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.  

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.