In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Richard Verderber
Austrian fencer (1884–1955).
Born January 23rd, 1884 in Kočevje. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1955 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Leo Nardus
Dutch olympic fencer and art dealer-collector, plundered by nazis because jewish (1868-1955).
Born May 5th, 1868 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1955 at 87 years old in La Marsa. [ref]
Axel Persson
Swedish racing cyclist (1888-1955).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Eskilstuna. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1955 at 67 years old in Västerhaninge. [ref]
Charles Deruyter
Cyclist (1890-1955).
Born January 27th, 1890 in Wattrelos.
Died January 24th, 1955 at 64 years old in Saint-Servais.
Pentti Haanpää
Finnish writer (1905–1955).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Leskelä.
Died September 30th, 1955 at 49 years old in Iso Lamujärvi (drowning).
William Jackson
Scottish curler (1871–1955).
Born March 14th, 1871 in South Lanarkshire.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 83 years old in South Lanarkshire.
William Nichol
British sprinter (1901-1955).
Born May 29th, 1901 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died February 8th, 1955 at 53 years old in Wakefield.
Ladislav Žemla
Bohemian tennis player (1887–1955).
Born November 6th, 1887 in New Town. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1955 at 67 years old in Prague.
Gustav Gassner
German botanist and plant pathologist (1881-1955).
Born January 17th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1955 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. [ref]
Walter Isaacs
Cyclist.
Born March 4th, 1884 in Fulham.
Died May 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Chichester.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold