In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Ulm. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1955 at 76 years old in Princeton (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Emmett Till
African-american lynching victim (1941–1955).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died August 28th, 1955 at 14 years old in Drew (blunt trauma).
James Dean
American actor (1931–1955).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Marion. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Cholame (car collision). [ref]
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and nobel laureate (1881–1955).
Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield.
Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1955 at 34 years old in New York City, Manhattan (pneumonia, perforated ulcer, lobar pneumonia).
Paddy Mayne
British soldier (1915-1955).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Newtownards.
Died December 14th, 1955 at 40 years old in Newtownards (traffic collision).
Frank Hamer
(1884-1955) american lawman.
Born March 17th, 1884 in Wilson County.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 71 years old in Austin.
Shemp Howard
American comedian and actor (1895–1955).
Born March 11th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 1955 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Dale Carnegie
American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Maryville.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in New York City, Forest Hills (lymphoma).
Thomas Mann
German novelist and nobel prize laureate (1875–1955).
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zurich (aneurysm).
Ruth Ellis
British murderer and last woman to be executed in the united kingdom.
Born October 9th, 1926 in Rhyl.
Died July 13th, 1955 at 28 years old in London (hanging to death).
Carmen Miranda
Brazilian singer (1909–1955).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Marco de Canaveses, Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada.
Died August 5th, 1955 at 46 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Saadat Hasan Manto
Indo-pakistani novelist, playwright and writer (1912-1955).
Born May 11th, 1912 in Samrala.
Died January 18th, 1955 at 42 years old in Hall Road, Lahore (liver cirrhosis).
Cy Young
American baseball player (1867–1955).
Born March 29th, 1867 in Gilmore.
Died November 4th, 1955 at 88 years old in Newcomerstown.
Jim Corbett
British hunter, tracker, naturalist and author (1875-1955).
Born July 25th, 1875 in Nainital.
Died April 19th, 1955 at 79 years old in Nyeri.
Honus Wagner
American baseball player (1874-1955).
Born February 24th, 1874 in Chartiers.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 81 years old in Carnegie.
Ira Hayes
Native american united states marine (1923-1955).
Born January 12th, 1923 in Sacaton.
Died January 24th, 1955 at 32 years old in Bapchule.
Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955).
Born July 10th, 1875 in Mayesville.
Died May 18th, 1955 at 79 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction).
Theda Bara
American actress (1885–1955).
Born July 29th, 1885 in Cincinnati.
Died April 7th, 1955 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, jesuit priest, and paleontologist.
Born May 1st, 1881 in château of Sarcenat.
Died April 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Sadako Sasaki
Japanese origami artist.
Born January 7th, 1943 in Hiroshima. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1955 at 12 years old in Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital (lymphoid leukemia). [ref]
Helmuth Weidling
Wehrmacht general (1891–1955).
Born November 2nd, 1891 in Halberstadt.
Died November 17th, 1955 at 64 years old in Vladimir (heart failure).
Olha Khokhlova
Ukrainian model and dancer (1891-1955).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Nizhyn.
Died February 11th, 1955 at 63 years old in Cannes (cancer). [ref]
Matthew Henson
American explorer (1866–1955).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Charles County.
Died March 9th, 1955 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).
Barbara Graham
Convicted murderer (1923-1955).
Born June 26th, 1923 in Oakland.
Died June 3rd, 1955 at 31 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (asphyxia).
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur