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In the year 1955
339 Notable deaths
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955).
Born January 17th, 1886 in Macksburg.
Died December 5th, 1955 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Helena Roerich
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879-1955).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1955 at 76 years old in Kalimpong. [ref]
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Arthur Tansley
British botanist (1871–1955).
Born August 15th, 1871 in London.
Died November 25th, 1955 at 84 years old in Cambridgeshire.
Edwin Barclay
Liberian politician (1882-1955).
Born January 5th, 1882 in Liberia.
Died November 6th, 1955 at 73 years old in Liberia.
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
Fernand Point
French restaurateur.
Born February 25th, 1897 in Louhans. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1955 at 58 years old in Vienne. [ref]
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca.
Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
F. Matthias Alexander
Australian actor and author.
Born January 20th, 1869 in Wynyard.
Died October 10th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 339
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel