Famous Deaths In 1954

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

Sep 26 On this day in history death of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)  

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

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 in the year 1954.  

Oct 05 Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12 George Welch, American pilot (b. 1918) died in the year 1954.  

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

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

Oct 23 Henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1954.  

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

Nov 04 On this day in history stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31  

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

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

Nov 13 Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60 in the year 1954.  

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 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 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886) died in the year 1954.  

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

Dec 03 In the year 1954 enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70  

Dec 04 In the year 1954 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 On this day in history death of john Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)  

Dec 20 Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1954.  

Dec 23 In the year 1954 death of rené Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897)  

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

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02 In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

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 in the year 1954.  

Jan 04 Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)