In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Huang Binhong
Chinese art historian (1865-1955).
Born January 27th, 1865 in Jinhua.
Died March 25th, 1955 at 90 years old in Hangzhou.
Adolf Taimi
Finnish communist leader (1881–1955).
Born October 3rd, 1881 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 74 years old in Petrozavodsk.
Étienne Œhmichen
French engineer and helicopter designer (1884-1955).
Born October 15th, 1884 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Paris.
Mehdi Qoli Hedayat
Prime minister of iran (1864-1955).
Born January 17th, 1864 in Tehran.
Died September 13th, 1955 at 91 years old in Tehran.
Luís de Freitas Branco
Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music (1890-1955).
Born October 12th, 1890 in Lisbon.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 65 years old in Lisbon.
Carl Darling Buck
American linguist (1866–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Orland.
Died February 8th, 1955 at 88 years old in Chicago.
Joachim Wach
German sociologist (1898-1955).
Born January 25th, 1898 in Chemnitz.
Died August 27th, 1955 at 57 years old in Orselina.
Alice Middleton Boring
American biologist, zoologist, and herpetologist (1883-1955).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Victor Brecheret
Brazilian sculptor (1894–1955).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Farnese.
Died December 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in São Paulo.
Evelyn Sharp
British suffragist (1869-1955).
Born August 4th, 1869 in London.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 85 years old in London Borough of Ealing.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving