In the year 1955
331 Notable deaths
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Recipient of the victoria cross (1872-1955).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Windsor.
Died May 2nd, 1955 at 82 years old in Gloucestershire.
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke.
Born August 31st, 1871 in Altenburg.
Died March 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
Walter Hampden
American actor (1879-1955).
Born June 30th, 1879 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 1955 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ahmad Qavam
Prime minister of iran (1876-1955).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Gilan Province.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Max Pechstein
German artist (1881-1955).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Zwickau. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1955 at 73 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Carl Milles
Swedish sculptor.
Born June 23rd, 1875 in Lagga. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1955 at 80 years old in Lidingö församling. [ref]
Lynne Carver
American actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Erwin von Lahousen
German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.
Lloyd Bacon
Actor, director.
Born January 16th, 1890 in San Jose.
Died November 15th, 1955 at 65 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert W. Wood
American physicist and inventor.
Born May 2nd, 1868 in Concord.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 87 years old in Amityville.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez