Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Oct 21 Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies in the year 1955.  

Oct 26 Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 27 On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85  

Nov 01 On this day in history w H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies  

Nov 04 In the year 1955 death of cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)  

Nov 05 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

Nov 09 On this day in history tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65  

Nov 11 John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Nov 12 In the year 1955 death of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878)  

Nov 14 On this day in history robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59  

Nov 15 Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 16 On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17 In the year 1955 james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 In the year 1955 joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91  

Nov 27 On this day in history arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63  

Nov 30 Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

Dec 03 In the year 1955 death of cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894)  

Dec 05 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 in the year 1955.  

Dec 06 On this day in history death of honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874)  

Dec 08 In the year 1955 jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69  

Dec 09 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Dec 11 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Dec 21 In the year 1955 dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65  

Dec 22 In the year 1955 len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies  

Dec 24 Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67 in the year 1955.  

Dec 27 Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 30 Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

Jan 04 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

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.