Famous Deaths 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 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 In the year 1955 death of cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)  

Nov 05 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1955 josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59  

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

Dec 05 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 in the year 1955.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

Dec 27 Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 30 On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 03 Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer