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 On this day in history death of siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895)  

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

Jul 10 In the year 1954 death of calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)  

Jul 13 Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.  

Jul 19 On this day in history 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 In the year 1954 death of coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)  

Jul 31 In the year 1954 death of onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)  

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

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

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

Aug 06 In the year 1954 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 On this day in history hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71  

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

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

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

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

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 On this day in history peter Anders, German opera singer, dies  

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

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

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 Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)