Famous Deaths In 1955

Oct 21 On this day in history roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies  

Oct 26 In the year 1955 arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 27 In the year 1955 clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85  

Nov 01 On this day in history w H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies  

Nov 04 Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) died in the year 1955.  

Nov 05 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Nov 06 In the year 1955 charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64  

Nov 09 Tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65 in the year 1955.  

Nov 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59  

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

Nov 16 Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 in the year 1955.  

Nov 17 James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

Nov 22 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1955.  

Nov 27 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 On this day in history death of cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894)  

Dec 05 On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73  

Dec 06 Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Dec 08 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 in the year 1955.  

Dec 09 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Dec 11 On this day in history franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51  

Dec 13 In the year 1955 death of egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Dec 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)  

Dec 30 Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07 Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08 In the year 1955 birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

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