In the year 1955
321 Notable deaths
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.
Nicolas de Staël
Russian painter (1914-1955).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1955 at 41 years old in Antibes (falling). [ref]
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.
Leonid Govorov
Soviet military commander (1897–1955).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Yaransky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1955 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Mihály Károlyi
Hungarian politician, president, prime minister of hungary and ambassador to france (1875-1955).
Born March 4th, 1875 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1955 at 80 years old in Vence. [ref]
Erich Brandenberger
German general.
Born July 15th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died June 21st, 1955 at 62 years old in Bonn.
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]
Marcel Déat
French socialist turned fascist politician.
Born March 7th, 1894 in Guérigny. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1955 at 60 years old in Turin. [ref]
Kim Bo-hyon
Paternal grandfather of kim il-sung (1871-1955).
Born August 19th, 1871 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died September 22nd, 1955 at 84 years old in Pyongyang.
Eduard Pernkopf
Austrian anatomist.
Born November 24th, 1888 in Rappottenstein.
Died April 17th, 1955 at 66 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 321
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson