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In the year 1955
321 Notable deaths
Manny Ayulo
Racecar driver.
Born October 20th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 33 years old in Indianapolis.
Robert William Boyle
Canadian-british physicist (1883-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Carbonear.
Died April 18th, 1955 at 71 years old in London.
René Leriche
French surgeon.
Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis. [ref]
Ylla
Hungarian photographer (1911-1955).
Born August 16th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1955 at 43 years old in Bharatpur (traffic collision).
Yevgeny Tarle
Soviet historian and academician of the russian academy of sciences (1874-1955).
Born November 8th, 1875 in Kyiv.
Died January 5th, 1955 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha
President of dominican republic (1878-1955).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Santo Domingo.
Died May 30th, 1955 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Egyptian poet and physician.
Born February 9th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died April 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.
Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]
Carlyle Blackwell
American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955).
Born January 20th, 1884 in Syracuse.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 71 years old in Miami.
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 321
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi