Famous Deaths In 1955

Oct 21 On this day in history 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 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 in the year 1955.  

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

Nov 04 On this day in history death of cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)  

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

Nov 06 Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 12 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 16 On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17 In the year 1955 james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 22 On this day in history 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 In the year 1955 death of cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894)  

Dec 05 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 in the year 1955.  

Dec 06 On this day in history death of honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874)  

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

Dec 09 In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1955 nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

Dec 27 In the year 1955 death of alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881)  

Dec 30 On this day in history death of rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

Jan 03 Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 04 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 07 In the year 1955 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 Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.