Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Mar 21 Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1954.  

Mar 28 Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Apr 05 In the year 1954 claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66  

Apr 09 Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Apr 12 Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 in the year 1954.  

Apr 13 In the year 1954 death of angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian politician (b. 1890)  

Apr 15 In the year 1954 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54  

Apr 17 LucreÅ£iu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist (b. 1900) died in the year 1954.  

Apr 25 Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist (Java Head), dies in the year 1954.  

Apr 28 In the year 1954 death of léon Jouhaux, French labor leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1879)  

Apr 29 Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

May 01 Tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

May 02 On this day in history pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82  

May 10 George Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

May 14 Heinz Guderian, German General (b. 1888) died on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history death of william March, American writer (b. 1893)  

May 16 In the year 1954 clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61  

May 19 Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73 in the year 1954.  

May 21 On this day in history janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68  

May 23 On this day in history h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies  

May 25 In the year 1954 death of robert Capa, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. 1913)  

May 26 Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 27 Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.  

May 28 Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67  

Jun 01 Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Jun 04 In the year 1954 harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58  

Jun 08 Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 died in the year 1954.  

Jun 10 Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.  

Jun 13 Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1954.  

Jun 21 In the year 1954 death of gideon Sundback, American inventor, perfected the zipper (b. 1880)  

Jun 22 In the year 1954 don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49  

Jun 25 Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02 Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03 Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03 Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.  

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

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

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