Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Oct 21 In the year 1955 roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies  

Oct 26 On this day in history arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 27 On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85  

Nov 01 W H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies in the year 1955.  

Nov 04 Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

Nov 05 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883) died in the year 1955.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 11 In the year 1955 john Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87  

Nov 12 In the year 1955 death of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878)  

Nov 14 In the year 1955 robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59  

Nov 15 In the year 1955 lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65  

Nov 16 Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Nov 17 On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 In the year 1955 joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91  

Nov 27 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 in the year 1955.  

Nov 30 On this day in history josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59  

Dec 03 Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 08 In the year 1955 jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69  

Dec 09 On this day in history death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)  

Dec 11 In the year 1955 franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51  

Dec 13 Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 21 On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65  

Dec 22 On this day in history len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies  

Dec 24 In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02 Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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