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Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1954

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1954. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Leonard Bacon
    Jan. 1 Leonard Bacon

    American poet and critic (b. 1887)

  • Duff Cooper
    Jan. 1 Duff Cooper

    English politician and diplomat, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster (b. 1890)

  • Rabbit Maranville
    Jan. 5 Rabbit Maranville

    American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)

  • Eduard Wiiralt
    Jan. 8 Eduard Wiiralt

    Estonian-french painter and illustrator (b. 1898)

  • Chester Wilmot
    Jan. 10 Chester Wilmot

    American journalist and historian (b. 1911)

  • Fred Raymond
    Jan. 10 Fred Raymond

    Composer dies at 53

  • Oscar Straus
    Jan. 11 Oscar Straus

    Austrian composer (brave soldier) dies at 83

  • Emmy Arbous
    Jan. 11 Emmy Arbous

    Dutch actress/cabaret performer (boefje) dies at 56

  • Edgar Tytgat
    Jan. 11 Edgar Tytgat

    Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at age 77.

  • Roland Diggle
    Jan. 13 Roland Diggle

    Composer dies at 69

  • Michail M Prishvin
    Jan. 16 Michail M Prishvin

    Russian writer, dies.

  • Sydney Greenstreet
    Jan. 18 Sydney Greenstreet

    Actor (conflict of maltese falcon), died at 74

  • Theodor Kaluza
    Jan. 19 Theodor Kaluza

    German mathematician, physicist (born in 1885).

  • Fred Root
    Jan. 20 Fred Root

    English umpire and cricketer (d. 1954).

  • Warren Bardsley
    Jan. 20 Warren Bardsley

    Australian cricketer (b. 1882)

  • Billy Jenkins
    Jan. 21 Billy Jenkins

    Dies at 69

  • Princess Margaret of Prussia
    Jan. 22 Princess Margaret of Prussia

    Queen of finland (born in 1872)

  • Manabendra Nath Roy
    Jan. 25 Manabendra Nath Roy

    Indian political activist (born in 1887).

  • Carl J Eldh
    Jan. 26 Carl J Eldh

    Swedish sculptor dies at age 80

  • Paul-Marie Masson
    Jan. 27 Paul-Marie Masson

    Composer dies at 71

  • Walter Conrad Arensberg
    Jan. 29 Walter Conrad Arensberg

    American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)

  • Florence Bates
    Jan. 31 Florence Bates

    Actress (kismet. i remember mama), who dies at 65

  • Vivian Woodward
    Jan. 31 Vivian Woodward

    English soldier and footballer (d. 1954).

  • Edwin Howard Armstrong
    Jan. 31 Edwin Howard Armstrong

    American engineer, invented fm radio (b. 1890)