Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1954

Sep 25 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

Sep 26 Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Bert Lytell, actor (Henry-One Man's Family), dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Sep 30 In the year 1954 percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies  

Oct 03 Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78 in the year 1954.  

Oct 06 Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1954.  

Oct 12 On this day in history death of george Welch, American pilot (b. 1918)  

Oct 20 In the year 1954 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

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

Oct 23 On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76  

Oct 26 Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies in the year 1954.  

Oct 27 On this day in history franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78  

Nov 03 Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1954 stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31  

Nov 10 Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed died in the year 1954.  

Nov 11 On this day in history john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 13 On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60  

Nov 15 In the year 1954 lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76  

Nov 19 Walter Bartley Wilson, founding member of Cardiff City F.C. (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1954 andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70  

Nov 26 In the year 1954 death of bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891)  

Nov 28 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Nov 29 In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies  

Nov 30 In the year 1954 death of wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886)  

Dec 01 Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Dec 03 On this day in history enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70  

Dec 04 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies in the year 1954.  

Dec 08 In the year 1954 gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50  

Dec 13 John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879) died in the year 1954.  

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

Dec 23 René Iché, French sculptor (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Dec 24 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02 Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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