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In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Arthur Keith
British anatomist and anthropologist (1866–1955).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Aberdeenshire.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 88 years old in Kent.
Sybille Schmitz
German film and stage actress (1909-1955).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in Düren.
Died April 13th, 1955 at 45 years old in Munich (drug overdose).
Herbert von Dirksen
German diplomat (1882–1955).
Born April 2nd, 1882 in Berlin.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 73 years old in Munich.
Alice Joyce
American actress (1890-1955).
Born October 1st, 1890 in Kansas City.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Alexandrina of Balazar
Portuguese catholic mystique (1904–1955).
Born March 30th, 1904 in Balasar.
Died October 13th, 1955 at 51 years old in Balasar.
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1870–1955).
Born July 6th, 1870 in Alcsútdoboz.
Died May 2nd, 1955 at 84 years old in Regensburg.
Wardell Gray
American musician (1921–1955).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Oklahoma City.
Died May 25th, 1955 at 34 years old in Las Vegas.
Paul Kern
Hungarian soldier.
Born January 8th, 1884 in Budapest.
Died March 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Eger.
Joaquín Pardavé
Mexican actor and director (1900-1955).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Pénjamo.
Died July 20th, 1955 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
James B. Sumner
American chemist (1887-1955).
Born November 19th, 1887 in Canton.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 67 years old in Buffalo.
Anne Dallas Dudley
American women's suffrage activist (1876-1955).
Born November 13th, 1876 in Nashville.
Died September 13th, 1955 at 78 years old in Belle Meade.
Clyde Bruckman
American film director and writer (1894–1955).
Born September 20th, 1894 in San Bernardino.
Died January 4th, 1955 at 60 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Theodor Innitzer
Austrian cardinal and politician (1875–1955).
Born December 25th, 1875 in Nové Zvolání.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Henri Delaunay
French football administrator (1883-1955).
Born June 15th, 1883 in Paris.
Died November 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in Paris.
María Izquierdo
Mexican painter (1902–1955).
Born November 12th, 1902 in San Juan de los Lagos.
Died December 3rd, 1955 at 53 years old in Mexico City.
Eduard Strauch
German ss, security police and security service commander and convicted war criminal.
Born August 17th, 1906 in Essen. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1955 at 49 years old in Uccle.
Horace McCoy
American writer (1897–1955).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram.
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Zhang Lan
Chinese politician and revolutionary.
Born April 2nd, 1872 in Lianchi Town.
Died February 9th, 1955 at 82 years old in Beijing Hospital.
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon
British politician and colonial governor, 1877-1955 (1877-1955).
Born June 7th, 1877 in London.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 78 years old
Alfréd Hajós
Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1955 at 77 years old in Budapest (lung disease).
Lewis Spence
British academic (1874-1955).
Born November 25th, 1874 in Angus.
Died March 3rd, 1955 at 80 years old in Edinburgh.
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (1914-1955).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Sendai.
Died October 15th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Anwar Wagdi
Egyptian actor (1904–1955).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 14th, 1955 at 50 years old in Stockholm (kidney disease).
Jirō Minami
Japanese politician (1874-1955).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Bungotakada.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zaimokuza.
Ronald Storrs
British colonial official (1881–1955).
Born November 19th, 1881 in Zambia, Bury St Edmunds.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 73 years old in London.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 411
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