Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Jun 27 Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 in the year 1954.  

Jun 28 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 06 Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history death of calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)  

Jul 13 In the year 1954 irving Pichel, dies at 63  

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

Jul 17 On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

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

Jul 19 Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 in the year 1954.  

Jul 24 Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1954 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 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

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 Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. 1886) died in the year 1954.  

Aug 13 Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

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

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 in the year 1954.  

Sep 07 Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Alfred Gradstein, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 24 On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.  

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

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 Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1954 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)