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

Jul 10 Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

Jul 18 Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Jul 19 On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81  

Jul 20 In the year 1954 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 Hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26 in the year 1954.  

Jul 29 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879) died in the year 1954.  

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

Aug 01 Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies in the year 1954.  

Aug 02 Rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81  

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

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

Aug 11 On this day in history death of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886)  

Aug 13 On this day in history hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71  

Aug 17 Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71  

Sep 03 In the year 1954 eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65  

Sep 05 Eugen Schiffer, German politician (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 On this day in history death of bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885)  

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

Sep 10 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies in the year 1954.  

Sep 11 Licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Sep 19 On this day in history tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56  

Sep 21 On this day in history death of kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese inventor (b. 1858)  

Sep 24 Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) died 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 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 in the year 1954.  

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

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

Jan 04 Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.