Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

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

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

Jul 22 Joseph Foley, actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45 in the year 1955.  

Jul 23 In the year 1955 betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55  

Jul 25 Ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1955.  

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

Aug 05 In the year 1955 carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42  

Aug 09 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 death of emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi  

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

Sep 02 Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08 On this day in history john de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69  

Sep 10 On this day in history robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70  

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

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

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

Sep 19 In the year 1955 death of john D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894)  

Sep 27 Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71 in the year 1955.  

Sep 28 On this day in history arthur Donaldson, dies  

Sep 30 James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24 on this day in history.  

Oct 01 Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880) died in the year 1955.  

Oct 02 O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies in the year 1955.  

Oct 04 In the year 1955 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies  

Oct 09 On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65  

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 On this day in history john Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41  

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 Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 04 In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.  

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

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