In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Jerzy Kossak
Polish artist (1886-1955).
Born September 11th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died May 11th, 1955 at 68 years old in Kraków.
Frieda Hempel
German soprano singer.
Born June 26th, 1885 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1955 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eugène Joseph Delporte
Belgian astronomer (1882–1955).
Born January 10th, 1882 in Genappe.
Died October 19th, 1955 at 73 years old in Uccle.
Dorothy Bernard
Actress (1890-1955).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Port Elizabeth.
Died December 14th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Huang Binhong
Chinese art historian (1865-1955).
Born January 27th, 1865 in Jinhua.
Died March 25th, 1955 at 90 years old in Hangzhou.
Adolf Taimi
Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).
Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.
Étienne Œhmichen
French engineer and helicopter designer (1884-1955).
Born October 15th, 1884 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Paris.
Bertram Brooker
British artist (1888-1955).
Born March 31st, 1888 in County Borough of Croydon.
Died March 22nd, 1955 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Mehdi Qoli Hedayat
Prime minister of iran (1864-1955).
Born January 17th, 1864 in Tehran.
Died September 13th, 1955 at 91 years old in Tehran.
Luís de Freitas Branco
Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music (1890-1955).
Born October 12th, 1890 in Lisbon.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 65 years old in Lisbon.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 370
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer