In the year 1955

370 Notable deaths

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.

Born June 15th, 1916 in Japan.

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.

Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.

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.

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..

Deaths 91 to 100 of 370

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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach