Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Oct 21 In the year 1955 roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies  

Oct 26 Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1955.  

Oct 27 In the year 1955 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 Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 06 Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 12 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 16 Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 03 Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 05 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)  

Dec 11 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1955.  

Dec 13 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies  

Dec 24 On this day in history nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

Dec 27 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1955 birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

Jan 08 In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer