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

Jul 23 Betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55 in the year 1955.  

Jul 25 In the year 1955 ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62  

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

Aug 05 Carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 in the year 1955.  

Aug 09 In the year 1955 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 In the year 1955 death of emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi  

Sep 01 Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 in the year 1955.  

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

Sep 14 On this day in history f C Weiskopf, writer, dies  

Sep 16 In the year 1955 leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81  

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 on this day in history.  

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 O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies  

Oct 09 Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 15 In the year 1955 fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41  

Oct 18 Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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.