Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Jan 02 Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.  

Jan 04 Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1955 gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies  

Jan 11 On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

Jan 15 Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21 On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59  

Jan 24 In the year 1955 death of ira Hayes, American World War II hero (b. 1923)  

Jan 27 Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 29 Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 in the year 1955.  

Jan 31 In the year 1955 john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89  

Feb 12 On this day in history tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71  

Feb 14 On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 15 In the year 1955 s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71  

Feb 17 In the year 1955 otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944)  

Feb 23 In the year 1955 paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86  

Feb 25 In the year 1955 marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 27 On this day in history tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66  

Mar 05 On this day in history death of antanas Merkys, President of Lithuania (b. 1888)  

Mar 07 Tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1955 clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82  

Mar 09 In the year 1955 matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88  

Mar 11 In the year 1955 alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73  

Mar 12 Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC in the year 1955.  

Mar 13 In the year 1955 maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies  

Mar 16 On this day in history mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75  

Mar 21 On this day in history muriel Aked, dies at 67  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of ivan Å ubaÅ¡ić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892)  

Mar 23 In the year 1955 death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)  

Mar 29 On this day in history everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81  

Apr 01 On this day in history silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68  

Apr 07 In the year 1955 theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62  

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

Jan 03 Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

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