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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Tin Ujević
Croatian poet (1891-1955).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Vrgorac. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1955 at 64 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Reiner Stahel
German soldier (1892–1955).
Born January 15th, 1892 in Bielefeld.
Died November 30th, 1955 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Samuel Henry Kress
Businessman and philanthropist, founder of the s. h. kress & co. five and ten cent store chain (1863–1955).
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Cherryville. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
President of fifa (1876-1955).
Born December 16th, 1876 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke.
Born August 10th, 1869 in Schwerin.
Died September 3rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Balduinstein.
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
American explorer.
Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.
Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.
Constantin Argetoianu
Romanian political leader (1871-1955).
Born March 15th, 1871 in Craiova.
Died February 6th, 1955 at 83 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Jane Murfin
American writer (1884-1955).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Quincy.
Died August 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Brentwood.
Hans Hedtoft
Prime minister of denmark (1903-1955).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1955 at 51 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
Harold Murray
British chess historian (1868–1955).
Born June 24th, 1868 in London.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 358
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin