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In the year 1955
339 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Santagostino
Italian footballer (1901-1955).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Milan.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 54 years old in Milan.
Maurice Archambaud
French cyclist.
Born August 30th, 1908 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1955 at 47 years old in Le Raincy.
Edwin Scharff
German sculptor (1887-1955).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Luis Otero
Spanish footballer (1893-1955).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Pontevedra.
Died January 20th, 1955 at 61 years old in A Coruña.
Zdenka Cecília Schelingová
Slovak martyr (1916-1955).
Born December 24th, 1916 in Krivá.
Died July 31st, 1955 at 38 years old in Trnava.
Julius Bab
German dramatist (1880–1955).
Born December 11th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 74 years old in Roslyn Heights.
Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Soviet cinematographer (1888-1955).
Born December 24th, 1888 in Tbilisi.
Died October 24th, 1955 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Helen Dean King
American biologist (1869-1955).
Born September 27th, 1869 in Owego. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1955 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Dmitry Abramovich
Historian.
Born August 7th, 1873 in Hulivka.
Died March 4th, 1955 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Giovanni Cuniolo
Italian racing cyclist (1884-1955).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Tortona. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1955 at 71 years old in Tortona.
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