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In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Louis Lachenal
French mountain climber.
Born July 17th, 1921 in Annecy. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1955 at 34 years old in Vallée Blanche. [ref]
Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich
Russian researcher (1873-1955).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died July 14th, 1955 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Malcolm Chace
Us tennis player (1875–1955).
Born March 12th, 1875 in Valley Falls.
Died July 16th, 1955 at 80 years old in Yarmouth.
Tin Ujević
Croatian poet (1891-1955).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Vrgorac. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1955 at 64 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Reiner Stahel
German soldier (1892–1955).
Born January 15th, 1892 in Bielefeld.
Died November 30th, 1955 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Samuel Henry Kress
Businessman and philanthropist, founder of the s. h. kress & co. five and ten cent store chain (1863–1955).
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Cherryville. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
President of fifa (1876-1955).
Born December 16th, 1876 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke.
Born August 10th, 1869 in Schwerin.
Died September 3rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Balduinstein.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
American explorer.
Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.
Constantin Argetoianu
Romanian political leader (1871-1955).
Born March 15th, 1871 in Craiova.
Died February 6th, 1955 at 83 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 370
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel