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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
José Antonio Remón Cantera
President of panama (1908-1955).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Panama City.
Died January 2nd, 1955 at 46 years old in Panama City.
Johannes Baader
German architect, writer.
Born June 21st, 1876 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Adldorf. [ref]
Manny Ayulo
American racecar driver (1921–1955).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died May 18th, 1955 at 33 years old in Indianapolis (car collision).
Holger Nielsen
Danish sportsman (1866–1955).
Born December 18th, 1866 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 88 years old in Hellerup.
Willi Baumeister
German painter, scenic designer, and typographer (1889–1955).
Born January 22nd, 1889 in Stuttgart.
Died August 31st, 1955 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Karl Hofer
German artist (1878–1955).
Born October 11th, 1878 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 3rd, 1955 at 76 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Marion Bauer
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
Kim Bo-hyon
Paternal grandfather of kim il-sung (1871-1955).
Born October 3rd, 1871 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died September 2nd, 1955 at 83 years old in Pyongyang.
Ylla
Hungarian photographer (1911-1955).
Born August 16th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1955 at 43 years old in Bharatpur (traffic collision).
Janet Beecher
American actress (1884-1955).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Jefferson City.
Died August 6th, 1955 at 70 years old in Washington (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 358
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace