Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Jul 17 On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73  

Jul 19 Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 22 Joseph Foley, actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 On this day in history ilmari Hannikainen, composer, dies at 62  

Aug 02 In the year 1955 ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies  

Aug 05 Carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 in the year 1955.  

Aug 09 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 12 On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80  

Aug 14 Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 23 Reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

Aug 27 On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi  

Sep 01 Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 02 Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 07 On this day in history earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81  

Sep 08 John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69 in the year 1955.  

Sep 10 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70 in the year 1955.  

Sep 12 On this day in history gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86  

Sep 14 F C Weiskopf, writer, dies in the year 1955.  

Sep 16 In the year 1955 leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of john D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894)  

Sep 27 In the year 1955 henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71  

Sep 28 Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.  

Sep 30 On this day in history james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24  

Oct 01 In the year 1955 death of charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)  

Oct 02 O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies in the year 1955.  

Oct 04 Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65  

Oct 13 In the year 1955 death of manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (b. 1897)  

Oct 15 Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

Oct 18 On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72  

Oct 19 John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Oct 20 On this day in history eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

Jan 08 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.