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In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Otto Gessler
German politician (1875–1955).
Born February 6th, 1875 in Ludwigsburg.
Died March 24th, 1955 at 80 years old in Lindenberg im Allgäu.
Tom Moore
Irish-american actor and film director (1883-1955).
Born May 1st, 1883 in County Meath.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Ely Culbertson
American contract bridge entrepreneur (1891–1955).
Born July 22nd, 1891 in Poiana Vărbilău.
Died December 27th, 1955 at 64 years old in Brattleboro.
Clemente Biondetti
Racecar driver.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Province of Sassari. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1955 at 56 years old in Florence (cancer).
Louis Charles Breguet
Aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.
Born January 2nd, 1880 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 75 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (myocardial infarction).
Mahammad Amin Rasulzade
Azerbaijani politician (1884–1955).
Born January 31st, 1884 in Novkhany.
Died March 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Ankara (diabetes).
Artur Bernardes
Brazilian politician (1875–1955).
Born August 8th, 1875 in Viçosa.
Died March 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Rudolf Schlichter
German artist (1890–1955).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Calw.
Died May 3rd, 1955 at 64 years old in Munich.
Guy Ropartz
French composer and conductor.
Born June 15th, 1864 in Guingamp.
Died November 22nd, 1955 at 91 years old in Lanloup.
Arthur Caswell Parker
American archaeologist (1881–1955).
Born April 5th, 1881 in Cattaraugus Reservation.
Died January 1st, 1955 at 73 years old
Gus Arnheim
American musician (1897–1955).
Born September 4th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died January 19th, 1955 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
José Antonio Remón Cantera
President of panama (1908-1955).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Panama City.
Died January 2nd, 1955 at 46 years old in Panama City.
Johannes Baader
German architect, writer (1875–1955).
Born June 21st, 1876 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Adldorf.
Manny Ayulo
American racecar driver (1921–1955).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died May 18th, 1955 at 33 years old in Indianapolis (car collision).
Holger Nielsen
Danish sportsman (1866–1955).
Born December 18th, 1866 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 88 years old in Hellerup.
Willi Baumeister
German painter, scenic designer, and typographer (1889–1955).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Stuttgart.
Died August 31st, 1955 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Karl Hofer
German artist (1878–1955).
Born October 11th, 1878 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 3rd, 1955 at 76 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Marion Bauer
American composer (1882–1955).
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
Kim Bo-hyon
Paternal grandfather of kim il-sung (1871-1955).
Born October 3rd, 1871 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died September 2nd, 1955 at 83 years old in Pyongyang.
Ylla
Hungarian photographer (1911-1955).
Born August 16th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1955 at 43 years old in Bharatpur (traffic collision).
Janet Beecher
American actress (1884-1955).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Jefferson City.
Died August 6th, 1955 at 70 years old in Washington (myocardial infarction).
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel
Hereditary princess of anhalt (1861–1955).
Born June 13th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 93 years old in Dessau.
Francesco Balilla Pratella
Italian composer (1880–1955).
Born February 1st, 1880 in Lugo.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 75 years old in Ravenna.
Yevgeny Tarle
Soviet historian and academician of the russian academy of sciences (1874-1955).
Born November 8th, 1875 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1955 at 79 years old in Moscow.
René Leriche
French surgeon (1879–1955).
Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne.
Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 411
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