In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
German general (1869–1955).
Born May 18th, 1869 in Munich.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 86 years old in Starnberg.
Vasili Blokhin
Nkvd officer and chief executioner (1895-1955).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Vladimir Governorate.
Died February 3rd, 1955 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Cordell Hull
American politician, u.s. secretary of state from 1933 to 1944.
Born October 2nd, 1871 in Olympus.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 83 years old in Bethesda (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Wallace Stevens
American poet (1879–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Reading.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 75 years old in Hartford (stomach cancer).
Rodolfo Graziani
Italian general (1882-1955).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Filettino.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 72 years old in Rome.
John Hodiak
American actor of ukrainian descent (1914–1955).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 19th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Ascari
Italian racing driver (1918–1955).
Born July 13th, 1918 in Milan.
Died May 26th, 1955 at 36 years old in Monza (Category:Racing drivers who died while racing).
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883–1955).
Born May 9th, 1883 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Rukhmabai
One of the first practicing women doctors in colonial india..
Born November 22nd, 1864 in Mumbai.
Died December 25th, 1955 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese politian and neurosurgeon (1874-1955).
Born November 29th, 1874 in Avanca.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Margaret Abbott
American golfer (1878–1955).
Born June 15th, 1878 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1955 at 76 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Calouste Gulbenkian
Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955).
Born March 23rd, 1869 in Üsküdar. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1955 at 86 years old in Lisbon.
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881–1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan.
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette.
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Katharine Drexel
American catholic sister and saint.
Born November 26th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died March 3rd, 1955 at 96 years old in Cornwells Heights-Eddington.
Hermann Weyl
German mathematician (1885–1955).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Tribhuvan I of Nepal
King of nepal (1906-1955).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Kathmandu.
Died March 13th, 1955 at 48 years old in Zurich (cardiovascular disease).
George Enesco
Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955).
Born August 19th, 1881 in George Enescu.
Died May 4th, 1955 at 73 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Francis
American actor (1930-1955).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Glendale.
Died July 31st, 1955 at 25 years old in Burbank.
S. Z. Sakall
Hungarian actor (1883–1955).
Born February 2nd, 1884 in Budapest.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
John William Davis
American politician, presidential candidate (1873-1955).
Born April 13th, 1873 in Clarksburg.
Died March 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Charleston.
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
British politician (1885-1955).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 8th, 1955 at 70 years old in England.
William Delbert Gann
American businessman (1878–1955).
Born June 6th, 1878 in Lufkin.
Died June 18th, 1955 at 77 years old in Miami.
Emma Jung
Psychoanalyst and writer (1882-1955).
Born March 30th, 1882 in Schaffhausen.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 73 years old in Zurich (cancer).
Michael Chekhov
Russian actor and director (1891-1955).
Born August 29th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 1955 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld