Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Oct 21 Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 27 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)  

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

Nov 12 On this day in history death of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878)  

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

Nov 15 Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 in the year 1955.  

Nov 16 On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17 On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 On this day in history 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 Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

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