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 In the year 1955 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 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 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 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 15 In the year 1955 lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65  

Nov 16 In the year 1955 tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17 James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Dec 06 In the year 1955 death of honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874)  

Dec 08 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 27 In the year 1955 death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)  

Dec 30 Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913) died in the year 1955.  

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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 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 07 In the year 1955 birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

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

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