May 1 Jean Coralli, French ballet producer and choreographer (Giselle), dies at 75 May 3 William Beale, composer, dies at 70 May 31 Vatroslav Lisinski [Ignatius Fuchs], Croatian composer (Love and Malice), dies of tuberculosis at 34 Apr 1854 Famous Deaths by Year Jun 1854 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning