Famous Deaths In 1955

Jul 17 In the year 1955 bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73  

Jul 19 On this day in history koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64  

Jul 22 On this day in history joseph Foley, actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45  

Jul 23 On this day in history betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55  

Jul 25 Ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 On this day in history ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies  

Aug 05 Carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 In the year 1955 marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 12 In the year 1955 thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80  

Aug 14 Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 in the year 1955.  

Aug 23 In the year 1955 death of reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896)  

Aug 27 On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies  

Aug 28 Emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi died in the year 1955.  

Sep 01 On this day in history philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61  

Sep 02 On this day in history rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 07 Earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69 in the year 1955.  

Sep 10 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 On this day in history gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86  

Sep 14 F C Weiskopf, writer, dies in the year 1955.  

Sep 16 Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of john D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894)  

Sep 27 On this day in history henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71  

Sep 28 Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.  

Sep 30 James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24 in the year 1955.  

Oct 01 On this day in history death of charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)  

Oct 02 O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies in the year 1955.  

Oct 09 Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Oct 18 On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72  

Oct 19 In the year 1955 john Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41  

Oct 20 Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

Jan 04 In the year 1955 birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)  

Jan 04 In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07 Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08 In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer