Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

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

Jun 28 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jul 03 In the year 1954 death of siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895)  

Jul 06 On this day in history dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70  

Jul 10 In the year 1954 death of calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)  

Jul 13 Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 In the year 1954 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87  

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

Jul 18 On this day in history 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 On this day in history mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90  

Jul 26 In the year 1954 hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26  

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

Jul 31 On this day in history death of onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)  

Aug 01 In the year 1954 charles-A Cingria, writer, dies  

Aug 02 On this day in history rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42  

Aug 03 In the year 1954 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81  

Aug 06 Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10] in the year 1954.  

Aug 08 In the year 1954 gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67  

Aug 11 In the year 1954 death of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886)  

Aug 13 In the year 1954 hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71  

Aug 17 On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77  

Aug 19 Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 in the year 1954.  

Aug 24 Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 died in the year 1954.  

Sep 03 On this day in history eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65  

Sep 05 Eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860) died in the year 1954.  

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 On this day in history peter Anders, German opera singer, dies  

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

Sep 19 In the year 1954 tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56  

Sep 21 Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1954 death of edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1954 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 In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03 Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)