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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel
Hereditary princess of anhalt.
Born June 13th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died January 7th, 1955 at 93 years old in Dessau.
Francesco Balilla Pratella
Italian composer (1880–1955).
Born February 1st, 1880 in Lugo.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 75 years old in Ravenna.
Yevgeny Tarle
Soviet historian and academician of the russian academy of sciences (1874-1955).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1955 at 80 years old in Moscow.
René Leriche
French surgeon (1879–1955).
Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne.
Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis.
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.
Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]
Major Ritchie
English tennis player (1870-1955).
Born October 18th, 1870 in Westminster.
Died February 28th, 1955 at 84 years old in Ashford.
Engelbert Zaschka
German engineer, inventor and helicopter pioneer.
Born September 1st, 1895 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died June 26th, 1955 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
William Nigh
American film director, writer and actor (1881-1955).
Born October 12th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 74 years old in Burbank.
Grace Hartman
American actress (1907-1955).
Born January 7th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1955 at 48 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Robert William Boyle
Canadian-british physicist (1883-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Carbonear.
Died April 18th, 1955 at 71 years old in London.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel