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In the year 1955
323 Notable deaths
Theodor Plievier
German writer (1892-1955).
Born February 17th, 1892 in Berlin.
Died March 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Avegno. [ref]
Aleksei Dikiy
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director (1889–1955).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Dnipro.
Died October 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Emmanuel de Martonne
French geographer.
Born April 1st, 1873 in Chabris. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1955 at 82 years old in Sceaux.
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
German general.
Born July 10th, 1892 in Potsdam.
Died January 5th, 1955 at 62 years old in Bodelschwingh.
Dimitrios Maximos
Greek politician (1873-1955).
Born July 6th, 1873 in Patras.
Died October 16th, 1955 at 82 years old in Athens.
Kuno-Hans von Both
German general and knight's cross recipient (1884-1955).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Saverne.
Died May 22nd, 1955 at 71 years old in Müllheim.
Jules-Émile Verschaffelt
Belgian physicist.
Born January 27th, 1870 in Ghent.
Died December 22nd, 1955 at 85 years old in The Hague.
Kōshirō Onchi
Japanese artist (1891-1955).
Born July 2nd, 1891 in Empire of Japan, Tokyo. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1955 at 63 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer.
Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Étienne Œhmichen
French engineer and helicopter designer (1884-1955).
Born October 15th, 1884 in Châlons-en-Champagne. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 323
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson