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 In the year 1955 joseph Foley, actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 09 In the year 1955 marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 12 On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80  

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

Aug 23 Reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896) died in the year 1955.  

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

Aug 28 On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

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 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Sep 14 F C Weiskopf, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 19 In the year 1955 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 In the year 1955 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 Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1955.  

Oct 15 Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Oct 18 Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

Oct 20 Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

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

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

Jan 04 In the year 1955 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 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.