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
- Jan. 1 Leonard Bacon
American poet and critic (b. 1887)
- Jan. 1 Duff Cooper
English politician and diplomat, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster (b. 1890)
- Jan. 5 Rabbit Maranville
American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)
- Jan. 8 Eduard Wiiralt
Estonian-french painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
- Jan. 10 Chester Wilmot
American journalist and historian (b. 1911)
- Jan. 10 Fred Raymond
Composer dies at 53
- Jan. 11 Oscar Straus
Austrian composer (brave soldier) dies at 83
- Jan. 11 Edgar Tytgat
Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at age 77.
- Jan. 11 Emmy Arbous
Dutch actress/cabaret performer (boefje) dies at 56
- Jan. 13 Roland Diggle
Composer dies at 69
- Jan. 16 Michail M Prishvin
Russian writer, dies.
![Sydney Greenstreet]()
Jan. 18 Sydney GreenstreetActor (conflict of maltese falcon), died at 74
- Jan. 19 Theodor Kaluza
German mathematician, physicist (born in 1885).
- Jan. 20 Fred Root
English umpire and cricketer (d. 1954).
- Jan. 20 Warren Bardsley
Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
- Jan. 21 Billy Jenkins
Dies at 69
- Jan. 22 Princess Margaret of Prussia
Queen of finland (born in 1872)
- Jan. 25 Manabendra Nath Roy
Indian political activist (born in 1887).
- Jan. 26 Carl J Eldh
Swedish sculptor dies at age 80
- Jan. 27 Paul-Marie Masson
Composer dies at 71
- Jan. 29 Walter Conrad Arensberg
American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)
![Florence Bates]()
Jan. 31 Florence BatesActress (kismet. i remember mama), who dies at 65
- Jan. 31 Edwin Howard Armstrong
American engineer, invented fm radio (b. 1890)
- Jan. 31 Vivian Woodward
English soldier and footballer (d. 1954).
