Famous People Who Died In 1954
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1954. This list includes people like Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, Henri Matisse, Robert Capa, Enrico Fermi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, journalists and novelists who died in 1954. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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1
Frida Kahlo(Mexican Painter Known for Her Brilliantly Coloured Self-Portraits)
Birthdate: July 6, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Died: July 13
2
Alan Turing(English Mathematician Who is Considered as the Father of Theoretical Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence)
Birthdate: June 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maida Vale, London, England
Died: June 7
3
Henri Matisse(French Visual Artist Known for His Paintings: ‘Woman with a Hat’, 'The Dance', and 'Red Room’)
Birthdate: December 31, 1869
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
Died: November 3
4
Enrico Fermi(Italian Physicist, Nobel Laureate and Creator of the World's First Nuclear Reactor)
Birthdate: September 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: November 28
5
Lionel Barrymore(Actor & Director Best Known for His Role as ‘Mr. Potter’ in the Film ‘It's a Wonderful Life’)
Birthdate: April 28, 1878
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: November 15
6
Colette(Best Known for Her Novel 'Gigi')
Birthdate: January 28, 1873
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France
Died: August 3
Birthdate: October 23, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ural Mountains, Russia
Died: September 4
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: December 27, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sandwich, Kent, England
Died: January 18
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: October 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: May 25
Birthdate: October 20, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: May 19
Birthdate: April 5, 1871
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: September 7
Birthdate: January 15, 1870
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Died: April 4
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Agnes Macphail(Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament (1943-45, 1948-51))
Birthdate: March 24, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dundalk, Canada
Died: February 13
Birthdate: September 23, 1863
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: July 24
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Claude Cahun(French Photographer Known for Her Self-Portraits and Tableaux That Incorporated a Surrealist Style and Gender Fluidity)
Birthdate: October 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: December 8
16
Edwin Howard Armstrong(American Electrical Engineer and Inventor, Who Developed FM Radio and the Superheterodyne Receiver System)
Birthdate: December 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Died: February 1
17
The French Angel(Two-time American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion who became one of the most popular wrestlers of the 1940's.)
Birthdate: October 23, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ural Mountains, Russia
Died: September 4
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Patten, Maine, U.S.
Died: December 8
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Andre Derain(French Artist, Painter, Sculptor and Co-founder of 'Fauvism')
Birthdate: June 10, 1880
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Garches, France
Died: September 8
Birthdate: March 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 5
Birthdate: November 1, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Died: July 13
22
Heinz Guderian(German General During World War II and Inspector of Motorized Troops)
Birthdate: June 17, 1888
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chełmno, Poland
Died: May 14
23
Günther Quandt(German industrialist who founded an industrial empire that today includes BMW and Altana (chemicals))
Birthdate: July 28, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pritzwalk, Germany
Died: December 30
Birthdate: July 19, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Claremont House, Surrey, England
Died: March 6
Birthdate: September 13, 1886
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Died: June 9
26
Jess McMahon(American Professional Wrestling and Boxing Promoter)
Birthdate: May 26, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: November 22
Birthdate: April 24, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 19
Birthdate: February 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Died: October 9
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Dziga Vertov(Soviet Documentary Filmmaker and Cinema Theorist)
Birthdate: January 2, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Białystok
Died: February 12
Birthdate: April 16, 1869
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beaucourt, France
Died: July 17
Birthdate: December 5, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Iowa, United States
Died: November 20
Birthdate: November 17, 1883
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 20
33
James Hilton(Novelist best remembered for several best-sellers, including Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
Birthdate: September 9, 1900
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leigh, Lancashire, England
Died: December 20
Birthdate: November 11, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 6
Birthdate: October 14, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: October 5
36
Miles Franklin(Australian Writer and Feminist Best Known for Her Novel 'My Brilliant Career')
Birthdate: October 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Talbingo, Australia
Died: September 19
Birthdate: April 22, 1872
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Died: January 22
Birthdate: January 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: November 30
Birthdate: July 19, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Viseu
Died: April 3
Birthdate: April 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: December 21
41
Seebohm Rowntree(British Sociologist and Philanthropist Known for His Studies of Poverty and Welfare)
Birthdate: July 7, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: York, England
Died: October 7
Birthdate: September 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manalmedu, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: December 5
Birthdate: December 20, 1867
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: April 2
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: February 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hunslet, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 9
Birthdate: October 19, 1862
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Besançon, France
Died: April 10
Birthdate: August 6, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 22
Birthdate: January 14, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: July 29
Birthdate: May 27, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Konopiste Castle, Benešov, Czechia
Died: March 5
Birthdate: March 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palanga
Died: November 26
Birthdate: November 18, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Basel
Died: July 19