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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 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 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 In the year 1955 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66  

Aug 23 Reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 07 In the year 1955 earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81  

Sep 08 In the year 1955 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 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86 in the year 1955.  

Sep 14 On this day in history 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 John D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894) died in the year 1955.  

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

Sep 28 Arthur Donaldson, dies on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies  

Oct 04 Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Oct 18 In the year 1955 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 Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 03 Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 04 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer