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In the year 1955
369 Notable deaths
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Ulm. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1955 at 76 years old in Princeton (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Emmett Till
African-american lynching victim (1941–1955).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died August 28th, 1955 at 14 years old in Money (blunt trauma).
James Dean
American actor (1931–1955).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Marion. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Cholame (car collision). [ref]
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Lochfield. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1955 at 73 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charlie Parker
American jazz musician (1920–1955).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1955 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, perforated ulcer). [ref]
Paddy Mayne
British soldier (1915-1955).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Newtownards.
Died December 14th, 1955 at 40 years old in Newtownards (traffic collision).
Frank Hamer
(1884-1955) american lawman.
Born March 17th, 1884 in Wilson County.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 71 years old in Austin.
Shemp Howard
American comedian and actor (1895–1955).
Born March 11th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 1955 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Dale Carnegie
American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Maryville.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in New York City, Forest Hills (lymphoma).
Thomas Mann
German novelist, and 1929 nobel prize laureate.
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson