In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Edwin Scharff
German sculptor (1887-1955).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Martin A. Hansen
Danish writer.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Strøby. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1955 at 45 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Julius Bab
German dramatist (1880–1955).
Born December 11th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 74 years old in Roslyn Heights.
Einar Arnórsson
Icelandic politician and judge (1880-1955).
Born February 24th, 1880.
Died March 29th, 1955 at 75 years old
Franz Carl Weiskopf
German-czech writer (1900-1955).
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1955 at 55 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Bert McCaffrey
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born April 11th, 1894 in Albion Township. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1955 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Frank Kriz
American gymnast.
Born March 26th, 1894 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 60 years old in New York City.
Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Theatre director and actor.
Born August 14th, 1877 in Lublin.
Died June 18th, 1955 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Einar Liberg
Sport shooter (1873-1955).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Elverum Municipality.
Died September 11th, 1955 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Adriana Budevska
Bulgarian actress and one of the founders of modern bulgarian theatre (1878–1955).
Born December 13th, 1878 in Dobrich.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 370
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci