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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Don Beauman
British racing driver (1928-1955).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Farnborough.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 26 years old in Wicklow.
Adelaide Johnson
American sculptor (1859–1955).
Born September 26th, 1859 in Plymouth.
Died November 10th, 1955 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C..
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski
Croatian composer.
Born May 11th, 1896 in Čakovec. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1955 at 59 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Albert Dauzat
French linguist (1877-1955).
Born July 4th, 1877 in Guéret. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1955 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Martha Norelius
American swimmer.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died September 25th, 1955 at 46 years old in St. Louis.
Erik Bryggman
Finnish architect (1891–1955).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Turku.
Died December 21st, 1955 at 64 years old in Turku.
Rudolf Lehmann
German military judge and convicted war criminal (1890-1955).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Poznań.
Died July 26th, 1955 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Justin Russolillo
Italian presbyter (1891-1955).
Born January 18th, 1891 in Pianura.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 64 years old in Pianura (leukemia).
Ib Schønberg
Actor (1902-1955).
Born October 23rd, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 24th, 1955 at 52 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 358
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran