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 in the year 1954.  

Sep 28 On this day in history bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69  

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

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

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

Oct 22 Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Oct 23 In the year 1954 henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76  

Oct 26 Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 04 Stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31 in the year 1954.  

Nov 10 In the year 1954 death of hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed  

Nov 11 John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 19 Walter Bartley Wilson, founding member of Cardiff City F.C. (b. 1870) died in the year 1954.  

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

Nov 22 On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70  

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

Nov 28 In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53  

Nov 29 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 08 On this day in history gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50  

Dec 13 John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) died in the year 1954.  

Dec 20 On this day in history emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80  

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

Dec 24 On this day in history johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette  

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Jan 02 Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

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