Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Sep 25 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 05 In the year 1954 flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78  

Oct 06 On this day in history hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78  

Oct 12 George Welch, American pilot (b. 1918) died on this day in history.  

Oct 20 On this day in history willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

Oct 22 In the year 1954 prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54  

Oct 23 In the year 1954 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 In the year 1954 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 Stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Nov 10 On this day in history death of hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed  

Nov 11 John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Nov 13 In the year 1954 fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60  

Nov 15 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.  

Nov 28 On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53  

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

Nov 30 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Dec 01 Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) died in the year 1954.  

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 In the year 1954 gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)  

Dec 20 In the year 1954 emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80  

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

Dec 24 In the year 1954 johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02 Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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.