Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Jun 27 Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 13 In the year 1954 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 On this day in history death of machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)  

Jul 19 In the year 1954 jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81  

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 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 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 On this day in history rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42  

Aug 03 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1954.  

Aug 17 Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 in the year 1954.  

Aug 19 Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 in the year 1954.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 Eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860) died in the year 1954.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 03 Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)