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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
George Placzek
Physicist (1905-1955).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Brno.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 50 years old in Zurich.
Kim Seong-su
South korean educator, activist, journalist, entrepreneur and politician (1891-1955).
Born October 11th, 1891 in North Jeolla.
Died February 18th, 1955 at 63 years old in Seoul (disease).
Carlyle Blackwell
American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955).
Born January 20th, 1884 in Troy.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 71 years old in Miami.
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 (1892–1955).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Cairo.
Died April 12th, 1955 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Charley Toorop
Dutch painter (1891-1955).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Katwijk. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1955 at 64 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer (1873–1955).
Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Wilhelm Kreis
German architect (1873-1955).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Eltville am Rhein. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1955 at 82 years old in Bad Honnef. [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.
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]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 358
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer