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In the year 1955
321 Notable deaths
F. Matthias Alexander
Australian actor and author.
Born January 20th, 1869 in Wynyard.
Died October 10th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
Prince of liechtenstein.
Born June 17th, 1869 in Schloss Hollenegg.
Died March 16th, 1955 at 85 years old in Vaduz (influenza).
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.
Edward Kasner
American mathematician.
Born April 2nd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 76 years old in New York City.
Miroslava Stern
Czechoslovak-mexican actress (c. 1926-1955).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1955 at 29 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Otto Braun
German politician (1872-1955).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Königsberg.
Died December 15th, 1955 at 83 years old in Locarno.
Léon Werth
French writer.
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tetsuzō Iwamoto
Japanese flying ace.
Born June 15th, 1916 in Japan.
Died May 20th, 1955 at 38 years old in Masuda (sepsis).
Tom Powers
American actor.
Born July 7th, 1890 in Owensboro.
Died November 9th, 1955 at 65 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 321
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel