Famous Deaths In 1954

Jun 27 On this day in history francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83  

Jun 28 On this day in history red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26  

Jul 03 Siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10 Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877) died in the year 1954.  

Jul 13 On this day in history irving Pichel, dies at 63  

Jul 14 Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 in the year 1954.  

Jul 18 In the year 1954 death of machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)  

Jul 19 Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Jul 20 On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52  

Jul 24 Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 in the year 1954.  

Jul 26 Hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 On this day in history death of coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)  

Jul 31 Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923) died on this day in history.  

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 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67  

Aug 11 Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65  

Sep 05 In the year 1954 death of eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860)  

Sep 07 Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.  

Sep 09 On this day in history alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49  

Sep 10 In the year 1954 peter Anders, German opera singer, dies  

Sep 11 In the year 1954 licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69  

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

Sep 21 In the year 1954 death of kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858)  

Sep 24 Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 03 In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

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)