In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Isak Samokovlija
Bosnian writer (1889–1955).
Born September 3rd, 1889 in Goražde.
Died January 15th, 1955 at 65 years old in Sarajevo.
Kuno-Hans von Both
German general.
Born April 9th, 1884 in Saverne.
Died May 22nd, 1955 at 71 years old in Müllheim im Markgräflerland.
Alexander Wienerberger
Austrian photographer, soldier, prisoner of war and chemical engineer (1891-1955).
Born December 8th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1955 at 63 years old in Salzburg.
Emmanuel de Martonne
French geographer (1873–1955).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Chabris.
Died July 24th, 1955 at 82 years old in Sceaux.
Jules-Émile Verschaffelt
Belgian physicist.
Born January 27th, 1870 in Ghent.
Died December 22nd, 1955 at 85 years old in The Hague.
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
German general of the armoured forces and resistance fighter against national socialism (1892-1955).
Born June 10th, 1892 in Potsdam. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1955 at 62 years old in Bodelschwingh. [ref]
Dimitrios Maximos
Greek politician (1873-1955).
Born July 6th, 1873 in Patras.
Died October 16th, 1955 at 82 years old in Athens.
Alberto Pariani
Italian general (1876-1955).
Born December 27th, 1876 in Milan.
Died March 1st, 1955 at 78 years old in Malcesine. [ref]
Bert Freeman
English footballer (1885-1955).
Born October 1st, 1885 in Handsworth.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 69 years old
Sári Fedák
(1879–1955) hungarian stage actress.
Born September 27th, 1879 in Berehove. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1955 at 75 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Dávila
Chilean diplomat, journalist and politician (1887-1955).
Born September 15th, 1887 in Los Ángeles.
Died October 19th, 1955 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Milly Witkop
Ukrainian-born jewish anarcho-syndicalist and feminist writer and activist.
Born March 1st, 1877 in Zlatopil. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1955 at 78 years old in Westchester County.
Dominikus Böhm
Architect (1880-1955).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Jettingen-Scheppach.
Died August 6th, 1955 at 74 years old in Cologne.
Jerzy Kossak
Polish artist (1886-1955).
Born September 11th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died May 11th, 1955 at 68 years old in Kraków.
Frieda Hempel
German soprano singer (1885–1955).
Born June 26th, 1885 in Leipzig.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Stella Browne
British feminist, socialist and birth control activist.
Born May 9th, 1880 in Halifax.
Died May 8th, 1955 at 74 years old in Liverpool.
Eugène Joseph Delporte
Belgian astronomer (1882–1955).
Born January 10th, 1882 in Genappe.
Died October 19th, 1955 at 73 years old in Uccle.
Dorothy Bernard
Actress (1890-1955).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Gqeberha.
Died December 14th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Huang Binhong
Chinese art historian (1865-1955).
Born January 27th, 1865 in Jinhua.
Died March 25th, 1955 at 90 years old in Hangzhou.
Adolf Taimi
Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).
Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.
Étienne Œhmichen
French engineer and helicopter designer (1884-1955).
Born October 15th, 1884 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Paris.
Bertram Brooker
British artist (1888-1955).
Born March 31st, 1888 in County Borough of Croydon.
Died March 22nd, 1955 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Mehdi Qoli Hedayat
Prime minister of iran (1864-1955).
Born January 17th, 1864 in Tehran.
Died September 13th, 1955 at 91 years old in Tehran.
Luís de Freitas Branco
Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music (1890-1955).
Born October 12th, 1890 in Lisbon.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 65 years old in Lisbon.
Carl Darling Buck
American linguist (1866–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Orland.
Died February 8th, 1955 at 88 years old in Chicago.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young