In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Fernand Point
French restaurateur (1897–1955).
Born February 25th, 1897.
Died March 4th, 1955 at 58 years old in Vienne.
Peyton C. March
9th chief of staff of the united states army (1864–1955).
Born December 27th, 1864 in Easton.
Died April 13th, 1955 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Platt Lynes
American photographer (1907-1955).
Born April 15th, 1907 in East Orange.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 48 years old in New York City.
Edward Kasner
American mathematician (1878–1955).
Born April 2nd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 76 years old in New York City.
Tom Powers
American actor (1890–1955).
Born July 7th, 1890 in Owensboro.
Died November 9th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood.
Konstantin Hierl
German politician (1875-1955).
Born February 24th, 1875 in Parsberg.
Died September 23rd, 1955 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
Léon Werth
French writer (1878–1955).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris.
Ahmad Qavam
Prime minister of iran (1876-1955).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Tehran.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Tehran.
William Churchill deMille
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955).
Born July 25th, 1878 in Washington.
Died March 8th, 1955 at 76 years old in Playa del Rey. [ref]
Archer Milton Huntington
Philanthropist and art patron.
Born March 10th, 1870 in New York City.
Died December 11th, 1955 at 85 years old in Bethel, Redding.
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
British military officer and politician (1872–1955); recipient of the victoria cross.
Born July 6th, 1872 in Windsor. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1955 at 82 years old in Gloucestershire.
Walter Hampden
American actor (1879-1955).
Born June 30th, 1879 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 1955 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kathleen Lynn
Irish politician, activist and medical doctor.
Born January 28th, 1874 in Killala.
Died September 14th, 1955 at 81 years old
Lynne Carver
American actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Lloyd Bacon
Actor, director (1889-1955).
Born January 16th, 1890 in San Jose.
Died November 15th, 1955 at 65 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke (1871–1955).
Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.
Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
Nicolai Fechin
American artist (1881-1955).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died October 5th, 1955 at 73 years old in Santa Monica.
Carl Milles
Swedish sculptor (1875–1955).
Born June 23rd, 1875 in Lagga.
Died September 19th, 1955 at 80 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Ivan Šubašić
Prime minister of yugoslavia (1892-1955).
Born May 7th, 1892 in Vukova Gorica.
Died March 22nd, 1955 at 62 years old in Zagreb.
Mourad Didouche
Algerian military personnel.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Algiers.
Died January 18th, 1955 at 27 years old in Zighoud Youcef.
Erwin von Lahousen
German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.
Max Pechstein
German artist (1881–1955).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Zwickau.
Died June 29th, 1955 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Nana Bryant
Actress (1888-1955).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died December 24th, 1955 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Robert W. Wood
American physicist and inventor (1868–1955).
Born May 2nd, 1868 in Concord.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 87 years old in Amityville.
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Indian chemist (1894–1955).
Born February 21st, 1894 in Bhera.
Died January 1st, 1955 at 60 years old in New Delhi.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain