Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Sep 25 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

Sep 26 Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Sep 30 On this day in history percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies  

Oct 03 Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 On this day in history flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78  

Oct 06 Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 12 In the year 1954 death of george Welch, American pilot (b. 1918)  

Oct 20 In the year 1954 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

Oct 22 On this day in history prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54  

Oct 23 On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76  

Oct 26 On this day in history floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies  

Oct 27 On this day in history franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78  

Nov 03 Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1954 stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31  

Nov 10 Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 11 On this day in history john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 13 On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60  

Nov 15 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 in the year 1954.  

Nov 19 Walter Bartley Wilson, founding member of Cardiff City F.C. (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1954.  

Nov 22 In the year 1954 andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70  

Nov 26 On this day in history death of bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891)  

Nov 28 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 in the year 1954.  

Nov 29 On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies  

Nov 30 On this day in history death of wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886)  

Dec 01 In the year 1954 death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)  

Dec 03 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Dec 04 On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies  

Dec 08 Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 In the year 1954 death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)  

Dec 20 Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Dec 23 René Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Dec 24 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.