Famous Deaths Happened In 1955

Jan 02 In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

Jan 04 Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 11 In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

Jan 15 Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies  

Jan 17 In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21 Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history death of ira Hayes, American World War II hero (b. 1923)  

Jan 27 Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 On this day in history john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89  

Feb 12 In the year 1955 tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71  

Feb 14 On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 15 In the year 1955 s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71  

Feb 17 In the year 1955 otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52  

Feb 18 Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 in the year 1955.  

Feb 25 Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 in the year 1955.  

Mar 05 In the year 1955 death of antanas Merkys, President of Lithuania (b. 1888)  

Mar 07 Tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66 in the year 1955.  

Mar 08 On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82  

Mar 09 On this day in history matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88  

Mar 11 On this day in history alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73  

Mar 12 Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC on this day in history.  

Mar 13 In the year 1955 maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies  

Mar 16 In the year 1955 mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75  

Mar 21 In the year 1955 muriel Aked, dies at 67  

Mar 22 Ivan Å ubaÅ¡ić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892) died in the year 1955.  

Mar 23 In the year 1955 death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)  

Mar 29 Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81 in the year 1955.  

Apr 01 Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Apr 07 Theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62 in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1955 birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

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

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer