Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

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

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

Oct 27 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 04 On this day in history death of cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)  

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

Nov 06 In the year 1955 charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64  

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

Nov 11 In the year 1955 john Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87  

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 In the year 1955 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 James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59  

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 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 09 On this day in history death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)  

Dec 11 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

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