Famous Deaths In 1955

Oct 21 Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 26 Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1955.  

Oct 27 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Nov 01 On this day in history w H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies  

Nov 04 Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) died in the year 1955.  

Nov 05 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883) died in the year 1955.  

Nov 06 Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

Nov 09 In the year 1955 tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65  

Nov 11 On this day in history john Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87  

Nov 12 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Nov 14 In the year 1955 robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59  

Nov 15 On this day in history lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65  

Nov 16 On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17 In the year 1955 james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1955.  

Nov 27 In the year 1955 arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63  

Nov 30 In the year 1955 josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59  

Dec 03 On this day in history death of cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894)  

Dec 05 On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73  

Dec 06 In the year 1955 death of honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874)  

Dec 08 In the year 1955 jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69  

Dec 09 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Dec 11 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 In the year 1955 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Dec 21 On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65  

Dec 22 On this day in history len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies  

Dec 24 On this day in history nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

Dec 27 Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 30 On this day in history death of rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)  

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Jan 02 In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

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 Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 07 Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.