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In the year 1955
411 Notable deaths
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.
Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]
Major Ritchie
English tennis player (1870-1955).
Born October 18th, 1870 in Westminster.
Died February 28th, 1955 at 84 years old in Ashford.
Engelbert Zaschka
German engineer, inventor and helicopter pioneer (1895–1955).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died June 26th, 1955 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
William Nigh
American film director, writer and actor (1881-1955).
Born October 12th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 74 years old in Burbank.
Grace Hartman
American actress (1907-1955).
Born January 7th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1955 at 48 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Robert William Boyle
Canadian-british physicist (1883-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Carbonear.
Died April 18th, 1955 at 71 years old in London.
Moshe Marzouk
Egyptian spy (1926–1955).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Cairo.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 28 years old in Cairo (hanging to death).
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zurich.
Andrés Eloy Blanco
Venezuelan politician and poet.
Born August 6th, 1896 in Cumaná.
Died May 21st, 1955 at 58 years old in Mexico City.
Kim Seong-su
South korean educator, activist, journalist, entrepreneur and politician (1891-1955).
Born October 11th, 1891 in North Jeolla.
Died February 18th, 1955 at 63 years old in Seoul (disease).
Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
(1869-1955) prince of liechtenstein.
Born June 17th, 1869 in Schloss Hollenegg.
Died March 16th, 1955 at 85 years old in Vaduz (influenza).
Carl Friedberg
German pianist (1872–1955).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Bingen am Rhein.
Died September 9th, 1955 at 82 years old in Trieste.
Carlyle Blackwell
American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955).
Born January 20th, 1884 in Troy.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 71 years old in Miami.
Lamorna Birch
English artist (1869-1955).
Born June 7th, 1869 in Cheshire.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 85 years old in Lamorna.
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Egyptian poet and physician (1892–1955).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died April 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Charley Toorop
Dutch painter (1891-1955).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Katwijk.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 64 years old
Rakuten Kitazawa
Japanese manga artist (1876-1955).
Born July 20th, 1876 in Ōmiya-ku. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1955 at 79 years old [ref]
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer (1873–1955).
Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Wilhelm Kreis
German architect (1873-1955).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Eltville am Rhein.
Died August 13th, 1955 at 82 years old in Bad Honnef.
Aleksei Dikiy
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director (1889–1955).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Dnipro.
Died October 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Kōshirō Onchi
Japanese artist (1891-1955).
Born July 2nd, 1891 in Yodobashi.
Died June 3rd, 1955 at 63 years old in Suginami.
Theodor Plievier
German writer (1892-1955).
Born February 12th, 1892 in Berlin.
Died March 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Avegno.
Jack McGrath
American racing driver.
Born October 8th, 1919 in Los Angeles.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 36 years old in Phoenix.
Francisco Gavidia García
Salvadoran writer.
Born December 29th, 1863 in San Miguel.
Died September 24th, 1955 at 91 years old in San Salvador.
Warder Clyde Allee
American zoologist and ecologist (1885–1955).
Born June 5th, 1885 in Bloomingdale.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 69 years old in Gainesville.
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