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In the year 1955
370 Notable deaths
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955).
Born January 17th, 1886 in Macksburg.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Michele Besso
Swiss engineer (1873–1955).
Born March 25th, 1873 in District 8.
Died March 15th, 1955 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Erich Brandenberger
German general.
Born July 15th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died June 21st, 1955 at 62 years old in Bonn.
Constance Collier
British actress (1878-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1878 in Windsor.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 77 years old in Manhattan.
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Alexandros Papagos
Greek military leader and politician (1883-1955).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 1955 at 71 years old in Athens.
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
Helena Roerich
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 5th, 1955 at 76 years old in Kalimpong.
Tommy Burns
Canadian boxer (1881-1955).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Ontario.
Died May 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Eduard Pernkopf
Austrian anatomist (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Rappottenstein.
Died April 17th, 1955 at 66 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 370
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer