In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (1914-1955).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Sendai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis). [ref]
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 Hiji.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Archduke Albrecht Franz, Hereditary Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1897-1955).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 15th, 1887 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1955 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mohammed Ali Tewfik
Egyptian prince (1875–1955).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Cairo.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 79 years old in Lausanne.
Isaak Dunayevsky
Soviet composer (1900–1955).
Born January 30th, 1900 in Lokhvytsia.
Died July 25th, 1955 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Joseph McCabe
British writer (1867–1955).
Born November 12th, 1867 in Macclesfield.
Died January 10th, 1955 at 87 years old
Harry Cobby
Air force fighter ace and senior officer.
Born August 26th, 1894 in Prahran.
Died November 11th, 1955 at 61 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 370
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi