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In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Martha Norelius
American swimmer.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died September 25th, 1955 at 46 years old in St. Louis.
Erik Bryggman
Finnish architect (1891–1955).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Turku.
Died December 21st, 1955 at 64 years old in Turku.
Rudolf Lehmann
German military judge and convicted war criminal (1890-1955).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Poznań.
Died July 26th, 1955 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Justin Russolillo
Italian presbyter (1891-1955).
Born January 18th, 1891 in Pianura.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 64 years old in Pianura (leukemia).
Ib Schønberg
Actor (1902-1955).
Born October 23rd, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 24th, 1955 at 52 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
Noel M. Smith
Film director.
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Rockland. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1955 at 60 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Raoul Gunsbourg
Opera director, impresario, composer and writer (1859–1955).
Born January 6th, 1860 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1955 at 95 years old in Monte Carlo.
Jerry Hoyt
American racing driver.
Born January 29th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 26 years old in Oklahoma City.
Jonni Myyrä
Athletics competitor (1892-1955).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Savitaipale.
Died January 22nd, 1955 at 62 years old in San Francisco.
Rudolf Minger
Member of the swiss federal council (1881-1955).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Mülchi.
Died August 23rd, 1955 at 73 years old in Schüpfen.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner