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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor (1885-1955).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
Tetsuzō Iwamoto
Japanese flying ace.
Born June 15th, 1916 in Japan.
Died May 20th, 1955 at 38 years old in Masuda (sepsis).
Arthur Tansley
British botanist (1871–1955).
Born August 15th, 1871 in London.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 84 years old in Cambridgeshire.
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca.
Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
F. Matthias Alexander
Australian actor and author (1869–1955).
Born January 20th, 1869 in Wynyard.
Died October 10th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Fernand Point
French restaurateur.
Born February 25th, 1897 in Louhans. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1955 at 58 years old in Vienne. [ref]
Peyton C. March
9th chief of staff of the united states army (1864–1955).
Born December 27th, 1864 in Easton.
Died April 13th, 1955 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edward Kasner
American mathematician.
Born April 2nd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 76 years old in New York City.
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 358
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan