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In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Ib Schønberg
Actor (1902-1955).
Born October 23rd, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 24th, 1955 at 52 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
Noel M. Smith
Film director (1895–1955).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Rockland.
Died September 20th, 1955 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Raoul Gunsbourg
Opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955).
Born January 6th, 1860 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1955 at 95 years old in Monte Carlo.
Jerry Hoyt
American racing driver.
Born January 29th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 26 years old in Oklahoma City.
Jonni Myyrä
Athletics competitor (1892-1955).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Savitaipale.
Died January 22nd, 1955 at 62 years old in San Francisco.
Rudolf Minger
Member of the swiss federal council (1881-1955).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Mülchi.
Died August 23rd, 1955 at 73 years old in Schüpfen.
Mike Nazaruk
American racing driver (1921-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 1st, 1955 at 33 years old in Langhorne Speedway.
Lydia Knott
American actress (1866-1955).
Born October 1st, 1866 in Tyner.
Died March 30th, 1955 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
Oskar Lindberg
Swedish composer, church musician, teacher and professor.
Born February 23rd, 1887 in Gagnef parish. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1955 at 68 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
Russian artist (1871-1955).
Born May 17th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 5th, 1955 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ilmari Hannikainen
Finnish composer and pianist (1892–1955).
Born October 19th, 1892 in Jyväskylä.
Died July 25th, 1955 at 62 years old in Kuhmoinen (drowning).
Jenő Fuchs
Hungarian fencer (1882–1955).
Born October 29th, 1882 in Budapest.
Died March 14th, 1955 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Gyula Feldmann
Football player and manager (1891–1955).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Szeged.
Died October 31st, 1955 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Harold Walden
English footballer (1887-1955).
Born October 10th, 1887 in Ambala.
Died December 2nd, 1955 at 68 years old in Leeds.
Nick Winter
Australian triple jumper (1894–1955).
Born August 25th, 1894 in New South Wales.
Died May 7th, 1955 at 60 years old in Pagewood.
Willy Burkhard
Swiss composer (1900–1955).
Born April 17th, 1900 in Evilard.
Died June 18th, 1955 at 55 years old in Zurich.
Theodore Sherman Palmer
U.s. zoologist (1868–1955).
Born January 26th, 1868 in Oakland.
Died July 24th, 1955 at 87 years old
Leslie Hammond
Field hockey player.
Born March 4th, 1905 in Chennai.
Died June 26th, 1955 at 50 years old in Ballarat.
Ramón Muttis
Argentine footballer (1899-1955).
Born August 31st, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 12th, 1955 at 55 years old in Córdoba.
Hamida Javanshir
Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist (1873-1955).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Böyük Kəhrizli.
Died February 6th, 1955 at 82 years old in Baku.
Friedrich Hochbaum
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894-1955).
Born August 7th, 1894 in Magdeburg.
Died January 28th, 1955 at 60 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Ikuo Oyama
Japanese political scientist (1880–1955).
Born October 20th, 1880 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died November 30th, 1955 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
John McLean
American athlete and coach (1878-1955).
Born January 10th, 1878 in Menominee.
Died June 4th, 1955 at 77 years old in Detroit.
František Janda-Suk
Czech discus thrower (1878–1955).
Born March 25th, 1878 in Postřižín. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
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