Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Apr 10 Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded died on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Don Blackie, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Apr 23 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 in the year 1955.  

Apr 24 Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79 in the year 1955.  

Apr 25 Constance Collier, actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77 in the year 1955.  

Apr 28 Lode Cantens, Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43 in the year 1955.  

May 02 Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 03 In the year 1955 philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies  

May 04 Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 09 On this day in history death of kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858)  

May 10 On this day in history death of tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (b. 1881)  

May 11 G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies in the year 1955.  

May 14 Betty Ann Davies, dies at 44 in the year 1955.  

May 16 James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY in the year 1955.  

May 17 Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies on this day in history.  

May 18 Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

May 29 Daniel G van Beuningen, art collector, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 31 "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500 died in the year 1955.  

Jun 01 In the year 1955 f Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of barbara Graham, American murderer (b. 1923)  

Jun 06 On this day in history death of max Meldrum, Scottish-born Australian painter (b. 1875)  

Jun 11 On this day in history death of jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil, French industrialist, murdered  

Jun 16 In the year 1955 death of ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)  

Jun 18 Walter Rein, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 22 Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jun 29 On this day in history max Pechstein, German painter/graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73  

Jul 02 On this day in history death of edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)  

Jul 06 Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 Franco Casavola, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)  

Jul 10 Henry W Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Beulah Ecton Woodard, US sculptor, dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

Jul 16 In the year 1955 jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81  

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Jan 02 In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03 In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

Jan 04 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.