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

Oct 27 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

Nov 06 On this day in history charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64  

Nov 09 In the year 1955 tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65  

Nov 11 On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Nov 17 James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 27 On this day in history arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63  

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 In the year 1955 paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73  

Dec 06 Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) died in the year 1955.  

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

Dec 09 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) died in the year 1955.  

Dec 11 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history 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 On this day in history len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies  

Dec 24 Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67 in the year 1955.  

Dec 27 Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. 1881) died in the year 1955.  

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

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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 Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.  

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

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