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Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1954

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 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

  • Henri Matisse
    Nov. 3 Henri Matisse

    Renowned French painter known for his use of color and fluid shapes.

  • Stig Dagerman
    Nov. 4 Stig Dagerman

    Stig Dagerman was a prominent Swedish journalist and author known for his existential and introspective literary works during the post-World War II period.

  • Hussein Fatemi
    Nov. 10 Hussein Fatemi

    Iran foreign minister, executed

  • John Rosamund Johnson
    Nov. 11 John Rosamund Johnson

    Composer dies at 81

  • Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
    Nov. 13 Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

    German field marshal (b. 1881)

  • Fay Baker
    Nov. 13 Fay Baker

    Actress (sorority girl) dies at 60

  • Lionel Barrymore
    Nov. 15 Lionel Barrymore

    American actor from the Barrymore family known for his role in 'It's a Wonderful Life.'

  • Lionel Barrymore [Blythe]
    Nov. 15 Lionel Barrymore [Blythe]

    Actor (dr kildare key largo), is killed at 76

  • Yitzhak Lamdan
    Nov. 17 Yitzhak Lamdan

    Russian-born columnist and poet in israel (born 1899).

  • Walter Bartley Wilson
    Nov. 19 Walter Bartley Wilson

    English footballer and manager (b. 1870)

  • Clyde Cessna
    Nov. 20 Clyde Cessna

    Cessna aircraft corporation was founded by an american businessman and pilot.

  • Clyde Vernon Cessna
    Nov. 20 Clyde Vernon Cessna

    American pilot and engineer, founded the cessna aircraft corporation (b. 1879)

  • Karol Rathaus
    Nov. 21 Karol Rathaus

    Composer dies at 59

  • Prof Werner Elert
    Nov. 21 Prof Werner Elert

    German lutheran theologist, dies at 69

  • Jess McMahon
    Nov. 22 Jess McMahon

    American wrestling promoter, co-founded capitol wrestling corporation (b. 1882)

  • Andrej J Vysjinski
    Nov. 22 Andrej J Vysjinski

    At 70, the russian un ambassador dies

  • Roderick McMahon
    Nov. 22 Roderick McMahon

    American promotor of professional wrestling (born in 1882)

  • Mamie Dillard
    Nov. 24 Mamie Dillard

    African american educator, clubwoman and suffragist (b. 1874)

  • Bill Doak
    Nov. 26 Bill Doak

    American baseball player and coach (b. 1891)

  • Enrico Fermi
    Nov. 28 Enrico Fermi

    PHY - Italian-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1954)

  • Dink Johnson
    Nov. 29 Dink Johnson

    American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)

  • George Edward Robey
    Nov. 29 George Edward Robey

    English actor / comic (henry iv) dies at 85

  • Wilhelm Furtwängler
    Nov. 30 Wilhelm Furtwängler

    German composer and conductor (d. 1954).