In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Walter Francis White
American civil rights activist.
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883-1955).
Born May 9th, 1883 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Rukhmabai
One of the first practicing women doctors in colonial india..
Born November 22nd, 1864 in Mumbai.
Died December 25th, 1955 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese politian and neurosurgeon (1874-1955).
Born November 29th, 1874 in Avanca.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Margaret Abbott
Amateur golfer.
Born June 15th, 1878 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1955 at 76 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Calouste Gulbenkian
Armenian businessman and philanthropist.
Born March 23rd, 1869 in Üsküdar. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1955 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881–1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan.
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette.
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Katharine Drexel
American catholic sister and saint.
Born November 26th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died March 3rd, 1955 at 96 years old in Cornwells Heights-Eddington.
Hermann Weyl
German mathematician (1885–1955).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zurich.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy