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In the year 1955
321 Notable deaths
Erik William Bryggman
Finnish architect.
Born February 7th, 1891 in Turku. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1955 at 64 years old in Turku.
Herman Steiner
American chess player (1905-1955).
Born April 15th, 1905 in Dunajská Streda.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 50 years old in Los Angeles.
Roy E. Ayers
American politician (1882-1955).
Born November 9th, 1882 in Lewistown.
Died May 23rd, 1955 at 72 years old in Lewistown.
Wilson Benge
English actor (1875-1955).
Born March 1st, 1875 in Greenwich.
Died July 1st, 1955 at 80 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Percy John Heawood
British mathematician.
Born September 8th, 1861 in Newport.
Died January 24th, 1955 at 93 years old in Durham.
Rudolf Lehmann
German military judge.
Born December 11th, 1890 in Poznań.
Died July 26th, 1955 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Martha Norelius
American swimmer.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died September 25th, 1955 at 46 years old in St. Louis.
Mahammad Amin Rasulzade
Azerbaijani politician (1884-1955).
Born January 31st, 1884 in Novxanı.
Died March 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Ankara (diabetes).
Don Beauman
British racing driver (1928-1955).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Farnborough.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 26 years old in Wicklow.
Oskar Lindberg
Swedish composer, church musician, teacher and professor.
Born February 23rd, 1887 in Gagnef parish. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1955 at 68 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 321
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