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 On this day in history arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 27 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 05 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883) died in the year 1955.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91  

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

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 On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69  

Dec 09 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) died in the year 1955.  

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

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 Len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

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

Jan 07 In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.