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In the year 1955
339 Notable deaths
Juan de Dios Martínez
President of ecuador (1932- 1933).
Born March 9th, 1875 in Guayaquil.
Died October 27th, 1955 at 80 years old in Guayaquil.
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
Jeni Bojilova-Pateva
Bulgarian teacher, writer, women's rights activist and suffragist.
Born December 1st, 1878 in Gradets.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Jelisaveta Načić
Serbian architect (1878-1955).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Belgrade.
Died June 6th, 1955 at 76 years old in Dubrovnik.
Sōtarō Yasui
Japanese artist (1888-1955).
Born May 17th, 1888 in Nakagyō-ku.
Died December 16th, 1955 at 67 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).
Larry Crockett
Racecar driver.
Born October 23rd, 1926 in Cambridge City.
Died March 20th, 1955 at 28 years old in Langhorne.
Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Portuguese politician (1871-1955).
Born November 12th, 1871 in Macau. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1955 at 83 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 339
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson