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 In the year 1954 bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69  

Sep 30 In the year 1954 percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies  

Oct 03 Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 in the year 1954.  

Oct 05 Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78 in the year 1954.  

Oct 06 In the year 1954 hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78  

Oct 12 On this day in history 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 Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54 in the year 1954.  

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 Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 in the year 1954.  

Nov 03 In the year 1954 henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84  

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 In the year 1954 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 On this day in history death of walter Bartley Wilson, founding member of Cardiff City F.C. (b. 1870)  

Nov 21 In the year 1954 karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59  

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

Nov 26 In the year 1954 death of bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891)  

Nov 28 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Nov 29 In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies  

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

Dec 01 On this day in history death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)  

Dec 03 On this day in history enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70  

Dec 04 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies in the year 1954.  

Dec 08 Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 in the year 1954.  

Dec 13 John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 23 On this day in history death of rené Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897)  

Dec 24 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1954 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)