In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Konstantin Eggert
Russian actor, director and theatre director (1883-1955).
Born October 9th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died October 24th, 1955 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Leopold von Ledebur
German stage and film actor (1876–1955).
Born May 18th, 1876 in Berlin.
Died September 17th, 1955 at 79 years old in Wankendorf.
Juan de Dios Martínez
President of ecuador (1932- 1933).
Born March 9th, 1875 in Guayaquil.
Died October 27th, 1955 at 80 years old in Guayaquil.
Jeni Bojilova-Pateva
Bulgarian teacher, writer, women's rights activist and suffragist.
Born December 1st, 1878 in Gradets.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Anna Murray Vail
American botanist, botanical collector, librarian and editor (1863-1955).
Born January 7th, 1863 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 92 years old in Héricy.
José Moreno Villa
Spanish poet (1887-1955).
Born February 16th, 1887 in Málaga.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Jelisaveta Načić
Serbian architect (1878-1955).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Belgrade.
Died June 6th, 1955 at 76 years old in Dubrovnik.
Zdenka Cecília Schelingová
Slovak martyr (1916-1955).
Born December 24th, 1916 in Krivá.
Died July 31st, 1955 at 38 years old in Trnava.
Larry Crockett
Racecar driver.
Born October 23rd, 1926 in Cambridge City.
Died March 20th, 1955 at 28 years old in Langhorne.
William Hamilton
American athlete (1883-1955).
Born August 11th, 1883 in State Center Township.
Died August 1st, 1955 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Crupelandt
French road bicycle racer (1886–1955).
Born October 23rd, 1886 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Roubaix. [ref]
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Luis Otero
Spanish footballer (1893-1955).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Pontevedra.
Died January 20th, 1955 at 61 years old in A Coruña.
Marie-Jean-Lucien Lacaze
French admiral (1860–1955).
Born June 22nd, 1860 in Pierrefonds.
Died March 23rd, 1955 at 94 years old in Paris.
Sōtarō Yasui
Japanese artist (1888-1955).
Born May 17th, 1888 in Nakagyō Ward.
Died December 16th, 1955 at 67 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).
Giuseppe Santagostino
Italian footballer (1901-1955).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Milan.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 54 years old in Milan.
Gretchen Lederer
Actress.
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Cologne.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 64 years old in Anaheim.
Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Portuguese politician (1871-1955).
Born November 12th, 1871 in Macau. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Maurice Archambaud
French cyclist (1906–1955).
Born August 30th, 1908 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1955 at 47 years old in Le Raincy.
Helen Dean King
American biologist (1869-1955).
Born September 27th, 1869 in Owego. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1955 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Soviet cinematographer (1888-1955).
Born December 24th, 1888 in Tbilisi.
Died October 24th, 1955 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Edwin Scharff
German sculptor (1887-1955).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel