Famous Deaths In 1955

Jan 02 Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.  

Jan 04 Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.  

Jan 07 In the year 1955 gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies  

Jan 11 Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

Jan 15 On this day in history yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies  

Jan 16 Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 17 In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21 In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59  

Jan 24 Ira Hayes, American World War II hero (b. 1923) died in the year 1955.  

Jan 27 In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies  

Jan 29 On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51  

Jan 31 John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 in the year 1955.  

Feb 12 Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 in the year 1955.  

Feb 14 On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 15 On this day in history s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71  

Feb 17 In the year 1955 otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52  

Feb 18 Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 25 Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 In the year 1955 tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66  

Mar 05 In the year 1955 death of antanas Merkys, President of Lithuania (b. 1888)  

Mar 07 On this day in history tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66  

Mar 08 Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 On this day in history matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88  

Mar 11 On this day in history alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73  

Mar 12 Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC in the year 1955.  

Mar 13 Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 16 On this day in history mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75  

Mar 21 In the year 1955 muriel Aked, dies at 67  

Mar 22 In the year 1955 death of ivan Å ubaÅ¡ić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892)  

Mar 23 In the year 1955 death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)  

Mar 29 Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81 in the year 1955.  

Apr 01 In the year 1955 silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68  

Apr 07 In the year 1955 theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62  

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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 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 08 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer