In the year 1955
321 Notable deaths
Hermann Weyl
German mathematician.
Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Hubert Cecil Booth
British engineer.
Born July 4th, 1871 in Gloucester.
Died January 14th, 1955 at 83 years old in Croydon.
Tribhuvan of Nepal
King of nepal (1906-1955).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Kathmandu.
Died March 13th, 1955 at 48 years old in Zürich (cardiovascular disease).
S. Z. Sakall
Hungarian actor.
Born February 2nd, 1884 in Budapest.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Robert Francis
American actor (1930-1955).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Glendale.
Died July 31st, 1955 at 25 years old in Burbank.
Oswald Avery
Canadian-born american physician and medical researcher.
Born October 21st, 1877 in Halifax.
Died February 2nd, 1955 at 77 years old in Nashville (liver cancer).
John William Davis
American politician, nominee for us presidency in 1924.
Born April 13th, 1873 in Clarksburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Charleston. [ref]
William Delbert Gann
American businessman.
Born June 6th, 1878 in Lufkin.
Died June 18th, 1955 at 77 years old in Miami.
Emma Jung
Psychoanalyst and writer (1882-1955).
Born March 30th, 1882 in Schaffhausen. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1955 at 73 years old in Zürich (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
British politician (1885-1955).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 8th, 1955 at 70 years old in England.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino