Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Jan 02 On this day in history death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

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

Jan 07 Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11 In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

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 J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Jan 21 On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of ira Hayes, American World War II hero (b. 1923)  

Jan 27 On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies  

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

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

Feb 12 On this day in history tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history death of sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944)  

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

Feb 25 Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

Feb 27 On this day in history 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 Tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Mar 11 In the year 1955 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 In the year 1955 maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies  

Mar 16 Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Mar 21 On this day in history muriel Aked, dies at 67  

Mar 22 Ivan Å ubaÅ¡ić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892) died on this day in history.  

Mar 23 On this day in history death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)  

Mar 29 On this day in history everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81  

Apr 01 Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62 in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02 Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 08 In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer