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In the year 1955
358 Notable deaths
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
Middle daughter of prince nicholas of greece and grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Tatoi Palace.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 50 years old in Munich.
Savang Vadhana
Thai queen consort (1862–1955).
Born September 10th, 1862 in Bangkok, Grand Palace.
Died December 17th, 1955 at 93 years old in Bangkok.
Owen Roberts
Associate justice of the us supreme court.
Born May 2nd, 1875 in Philadelphia.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 80 years old in West Vincent Township.
Miroslava Stern
Czechoslovak-mexican actress (c. 1926-1955).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1955 at 29 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Nicolas de Staël
Russian painter (1914-1955).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 1955 at 41 years old in Antibes (falling).
Leonid Govorov
Soviet marshal (1897–1955).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Yaransky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1955 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Louis Leon Thurstone
American psychologist & scholar.
Born May 29th, 1887 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1955 at 68 years old in Chapel Hill.
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955).
Born January 17th, 1886 in Macksburg.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Michele Besso
Swiss engineer (1873-1955).
Born May 25th, 1873 in Riesbach. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1955 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 358
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy