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 On this day in history red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26  

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

Jul 06 In the year 1954 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 Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 17 In the year 1954 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 In the year 1954 blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52  

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

Aug 02 Rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1954.  

Aug 03 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

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

Aug 08 In the year 1954 gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67  

Aug 11 In the year 1954 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 On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77  

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

Aug 24 On this day in history death of getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71  

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

Sep 05 In the year 1954 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 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 On this day in history licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69  

Sep 19 Tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 24 In the year 1954 death of edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 02 Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.  

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

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

Jan 04 Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.  

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