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In the year 1955
339 Notable deaths
Tommy Burns
Canadian boxer (1881-1955).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Ontario.
Died May 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (1914-1955).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Sendai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis). [ref]
Theodor Innitzer
Austrian cardinal and politician.
Born December 25th, 1875 in Nové Zvolání. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1955 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Alexandrina of Balazar
Portuguese catholic mystique.
Born March 30th, 1904 in Balasar.
Died October 13th, 1955 at 51 years old in Balasar.
Clyde Bruckman
American film director and writer (1894–1955).
Born September 20th, 1894 in San Bernardino.
Died January 4th, 1955 at 60 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Harry Cobby
Air force fighter ace and senior officer.
Born August 26th, 1894 in Prahran.
Died November 11th, 1955 at 61 years old in Heidelberg.
Joseph McCabe
British writer (1867–1955).
Born November 12th, 1867 in Macclesfield.
Died January 10th, 1955 at 87 years old
Archduke Albrecht Franz, Hereditary Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1897-1955).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
Horace McCoy
American writer.
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Reiner Stahel
German soldier.
Born January 15th, 1892 in Bielefeld.
Died November 30th, 1955 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 339
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson