In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Nicolas de Staël
Russian painter (1914-1955).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 1955 at 41 years old in Antibes (falling).
Leonid Govorov
Soviet marshal (1897–1955).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Yaransky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1955 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Louis Leon Thurstone
American psychologist & scholar (1887–1955).
Born May 29th, 1887 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1955 at 68 years old in Chapel Hill.
Prince Yi Kang
Korean prince (1877-1955).
Born March 30th, 1877 in Seoul.
Died August 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Seoul (disease).
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease).
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955).
Born January 17th, 1886 in Macksburg.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Michele Besso
Swiss engineer (1873–1955).
Born May 25th, 1873 in District 8.
Died March 15th, 1955 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild
Austrian banker and art collector (1882-1955).
Born March 5th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 1955 at 72 years old in Montego Bay.
Erich Brandenberger
German general (1892–1955).
Born July 15th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died June 21st, 1955 at 62 years old in Bonn.
Constance Collier
British actress (1878-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1878 in Windsor.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 77 years old in Manhattan.
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Alexandros Papagos
Greek military leader and politician (1883-1955).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 1955 at 71 years old in Athens.
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
Helena Roerich
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 5th, 1955 at 76 years old in Kalimpong.
Tommy Burns
Canadian world champion boxer (1881–1955).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Ontario.
Died May 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Eduard Pernkopf
Austrian anatomist (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Rappottenstein.
Died April 17th, 1955 at 66 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Alves dos Reis
Portuguese fraudster (1896–1955).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Lisbon.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 58 years old in Lisbon.
Edwin Barclay
Liberian politician (1882-1955).
Born January 5th, 1882 in Liberia.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 73 years old in Liberia.
Otto Braun
German politician (1872-1955).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Königsberg.
Died December 15th, 1955 at 83 years old in Locarno.
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor (1885-1955).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
Tetsuzō Iwamoto
Japanese flying ace (1916–1955).
Born June 15th, 1916 in Sakhalin.
Died May 20th, 1955 at 38 years old in Masuda (sepsis).
Arthur Tansley
British botanist (1871–1955).
Born August 15th, 1871 in London.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 84 years old in Cambridgeshire.
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca (1865–1955).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Livingston Manor.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
F. Matthias Alexander
Australian actor and author (1869–1955).
Born January 20th, 1869 in Wynyard.
Died October 10th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 411
The phoenix must burn to emerge. Janet Fitch