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In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Marion Bauer
American composer.
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.
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 20th, 1874 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1955 at 80 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.
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.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 370
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir