Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Oct 21 Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 26 In the year 1955 arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74  

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

Nov 01 W H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies in the year 1955.  

Nov 04 Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) died in the year 1955.  

Nov 05 In the year 1955 death of maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)  

Nov 06 On this day in history charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64  

Nov 09 Tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 12 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878) died in the year 1955.  

Nov 14 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 16 Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 in the year 1955.  

Nov 17 On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1955.  

Nov 27 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 in the year 1955.  

Nov 30 Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 In the year 1955 paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73  

Dec 06 Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 09 In the year 1955 death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)  

Dec 11 On this day in history franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51  

Dec 13 Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)  

Dec 30 In the year 1955 death of rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1955 birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)  

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 on this day in history.  

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