In the year 1955
339 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Domenichelli
Gymnast.
Born July 31st, 1887 in Milan.
Died March 13th, 1955 at 67 years old in Bologna.
Martin A. Hansen
Danish writer.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Strøby. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1955 at 45 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Aksel Sørensen
Danish gymnast (1891–1955).
Born October 5th, 1891 in Vig.
Died May 15th, 1955 at 63 years old in Roskilde.
Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov
Soviet pathologist.
Born January 18th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died April 9th, 1955 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Marinus van Rekum
Dutch tug of war competitor.
Born February 7th, 1884 in Arnhem.
Died November 16th, 1955 at 71 years old in Arnhem.
Rikard Nordstrøm
Gymnast (1893-1955).
Born April 23rd, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1955 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
John Jarlén
Swedish architect (1880–1955).
Born November 4th, 1880 in Gothenburg.
Died April 18th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gothenburg.
Arthur Shaw
American hurdler (1886-1955).
Born April 28th, 1886 in Joliet.
Died July 18th, 1955 at 69 years old in Altadena.
Nikolai Krylov
Russian mathematician (1879 –1955).
Born December 11th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 11th, 1955 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 331 to 339 of 339
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde