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 In the year 1955 arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74  

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

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

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 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 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 30 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 06 Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 08 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 in the year 1955.  

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 Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 21 On this day in history 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 Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913) died in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02 Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

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 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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 in the year 1955.