Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Jul 17 On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73  

Jul 19 Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62  

Aug 02 In the year 1955 ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies  

Aug 05 On this day in history carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42  

Aug 09 On this day in history marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 12 Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 On this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66  

Aug 23 On this day in history death of reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896)  

Aug 27 Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies in the year 1955.  

Aug 28 Emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi died on this day in history.  

Sep 01 Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1955.  

Sep 08 John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Sep 10 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70 in the year 1955.  

Sep 12 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86 in the year 1955.  

Sep 14 In the year 1955 f C Weiskopf, writer, dies  

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

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 On this day in history arthur Donaldson, dies  

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

Oct 01 Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65  

Oct 13 In the year 1955 death of manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (b. 1897)  

Oct 15 Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 19 John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Oct 20 On this day in history eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

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