01 Jan 1955
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death
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Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic (b. 1894) |
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01 Jan 1955
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death
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Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881) |
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04 Jan 1955
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death
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Dominicus Johner: Composer, dies at 80
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04 Jan 1955
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death
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Francois Rasse: Composer, dies at 81
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04 Jan 1955
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death
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Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard: Dutch preacher, dies at 84
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11 Jan 1955
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death
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Rodolfo Graziani Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72
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15 Jan 1955
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death
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Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900) |
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16 Jan 1955
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death
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Reneke de Marees van Swinderen: Dutch Minister (1908-13), dies at 94
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16 Jan 1955
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death
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Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen Dutch minister (1908-13), dies at 94
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17 Jan 1955
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death
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J A Veraart: Economist, dies at 68
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17 Jan 1955
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death
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Joannes A Veraart Dutch judge/MP, (Jews in Netherlands), dies at 68
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18 Jan 1955
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death
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Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (b. 1912) |
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21 Jan 1955
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death
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Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880) |
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21 Jan 1955
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death
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Maarten P Vrij Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59
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24 Jan 1955
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death
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Henry Potter, American golfer (b. 1881) |
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24 Jan 1955
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death
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Ira Hayes, American marine, member of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (b. 1923) |
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27 Jan 1955
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death
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Ernst Penzoldt writer, dies
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29 Jan 1955
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death
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Hans Hedtoft premier of Denmark (1947-55), dies at 51
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31 Jan 1955
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death
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John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) |
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31 Jan 1955
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death
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John R Mott US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89
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03 Feb 1955
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death
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Vasili Blokhin, Russian general (b. 1895) |
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05 Feb 1955
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death
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Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885) |
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12 Feb 1955
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death
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Tom Moore actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71
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14 Feb 1955
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death
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Charles Cuvillier composer, dies at 77
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15 Feb 1955
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death
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S Z Sakall actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71
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17 Feb 1955
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death
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Otto J Gombosi Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52
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23 Feb 1955
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death
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Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868) |
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25 Feb 1955
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death
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Marij Kogoj composer, dies at 59
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27 Feb 1955
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death
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Tom Howard comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66
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05 Mar 1955
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death
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Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (b. 1888) |
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07 Mar 1955
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death
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Tom Dugan: Actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66
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08 Mar 1955
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death
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Clementine: Princess of Belg, Wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
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09 Mar 1955
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death
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Matthew A Henson: Met Peary on 6 / 4 / 1909 at North Pole, dies at 88
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11 Mar 1955
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death
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Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859) |
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11 Mar 1955
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death
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Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881) |
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12 Mar 1955
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death
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Charlie "Bird" Parker: US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City
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12 Mar 1955
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death
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Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920) |
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12 Mar 1955
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death
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Charlie "Bird" Parker US jazz saxophonist, dies in New York NY at 34
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12 Mar 1955
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death
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Theodor Plievier writer, dies
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13 Mar 1955
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death
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Tribhuvan of Nepal (b. 1906) |
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13 Mar 1955
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death
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Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere dies
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13 Mar 1955
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death
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Yung Deva king of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48
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16 Mar 1955
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death
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Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (b. 1914) |
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16 Mar 1955
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death
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Mayhew Lake composer, dies at 75
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21 Mar 1955
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death
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Muriel Aked, English actress (b. 1887) |
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22 Mar 1955
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death
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Ivan Šubašić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1892) |
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23 Mar 1955
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death
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Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (b. 1875) |
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27 Mar 1955
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death
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Geoffrey Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge, English captain (b. 1877) |
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29 Mar 1955
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death
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Everard Verachtert Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81
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30 Mar 1955
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death
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Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1899) |
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07 Apr 1955
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death
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Theda Bara, American actress (b. 1885) |
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10 Apr 1955
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death
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest and philosopher (b. 1881) |
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10 Apr 1955
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death
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Oskar Frederik Lindberg composer, dies at 68
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16 Apr 1955
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death
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David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872) |
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16 Apr 1955
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death
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Abdullah Seif el-Islam brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded
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18 Apr 1955
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death
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Albert Einstein German/US physicist (E=MC
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18 Apr 1955
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death
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Don Blackie cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at 46
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18 Apr 1955
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death
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Eugen Herrigel Zen philosopher/scholar, dies in Germany at 70
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19 Apr 1955
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death
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Jim Corbett, Indian colonel, hunter, and author (b. 1875) |
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23 Apr 1955
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death
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Robert H Woltjer classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76
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24 Apr 1955
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death
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Alfred Polgar Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79
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25 Apr 1955
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death
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Constance Collier actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77
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25 Apr 1955
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death
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Paulus B Barth Swiss painter/lithographer, dies at 73
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28 Apr 1955
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death
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Lode Cantens Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43
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02 May 1955
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death
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Tadeusz Jarecki: Composer, dies at 66
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03 May 1955
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death
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Philips C Visser: Explorer / ambassador to Moscow
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04 May 1955
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death
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Georges Enescu: Romanian / French violist / Composer (Oedipe), dies at 73
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04 May 1955
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death
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Louis Breguet: French aviation pioneer, dies at 75
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04 May 1955
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death
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George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881) |
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10 May 1955
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death
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Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer and promoter (b. 1881) |
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11 May 1955
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death
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Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874) |
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11 May 1955
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death
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G L Jessop cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies
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14 May 1955
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death
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Betty Ann Davies dies at 44
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16 May 1955
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death
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James Agee, American author, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1909) |
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17 May 1955
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death
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Alan Fairfax cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies
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17 May 1955
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death
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Francesco Balilla Pratella composer, dies at 75
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17 May 1955
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death
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Leslie Hylton cricketer (West Indies quickie 1939), hung for murder
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18 May 1955
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death
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Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875) |
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18 May 1955
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death
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Edwin Scharff German painter/sculptor (Rosseb
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26 May 1955
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death
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Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918) |
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29 May 1955
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death
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Dani
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30 May 1955
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death
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Bill Vukovich, American race car driver (b. 1918) |
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31 May 1955
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death
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"Wild Bill" Vukovich: Killed in Indy 500
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31 May 1955
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death
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"Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500
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31 May 1955
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death
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Raoul Gunsbourg composer, dies at 95
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01 Jun 1955
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death
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F Melius Christiansen: Composer, dies at 84
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01 Jun 1955
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death
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Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, Duchess of Newcastle (b. 1872) |
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03 Jun 1955
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death
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Barbara Graham, American murderer (b. 1923) |
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06 Jun 1955
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death
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Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter (b. 1875) |
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10 Jun 1955
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death
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Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (b. 1876) |
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11 Jun 1955
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death
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Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil: French industrialist, murdered
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11 Jun 1955
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death
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Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau: Composer, dies at 72
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11 Jun 1955
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death
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Walter Hampden: Actor (Sabrina, 5 Fingers, Vagabond King), dies at 75
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11 Jun 1955
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death
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Pierre Levegh, French racing driver (b. 1905) |
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16 Jun 1955
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death
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Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864) |
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18 Jun 1955
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death
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Walter Rein: Composer, dies at 61
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18 Jun 1955
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death
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Willy Burkhard: Composer, dies at 55
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22 Jun 1955
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death
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Wyllis Cooper TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56
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26 Jun 1955
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death
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Engelbert Zaschka, German engineer (b. 1895) |
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29 Jun 1955
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death
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Max Pechstein, German painter (b. 1881) |
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06 Jul 1955
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death
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Paolo Gallico: Composer, dies at 87
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07 Jul 1955
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death
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Franco Casavola: Composer, dies at 63
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09 Jul 1955
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death
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Don Beauman, English race car driver (b. 1928) |
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10 Jul 1955
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death
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Henry W Methorst: Dutch Director (Central Bureau of Statistic)
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13 Jul 1955
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death
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Beulah Ecton Woodard: US sculptor, dies at 59
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13 Jul 1955
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death
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Ruth Ellis, British convicted murderer (b. 1926) |
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16 Jul 1955
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death
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Jean de Merode [Marie-Louise Courtenay]: Belgian princess, dies at 81
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17 Jul 1955
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death
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Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc: Composer, dies at 73
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19 Jul 1955
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death
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Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink: Dutch Social Democratic (SDAP / AJC / PvdA), dies at 64
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20 Jul 1955
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death
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Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1869) |
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22 Jul 1955
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death
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Joseph Foley actor (Mr Peepers), dies at 45
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23 Jul 1955
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death
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Betsy van Es: Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55
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23 Jul 1955
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death
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Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871) |
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23 Jul 1955
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death
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Harry Haden actor (Harry-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 73
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25 Jul 1955
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death
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Ilmari Hannikainen: Composer, dies at 62
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25 Jul 1955
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death
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Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky: Composer, dies at 55
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Ruprecht: Crown Prince of Bayern / General-Field Marshal
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901) |
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Wallace Stevens, American poet (b. 1879) |
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05 Aug 1955
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death
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Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909) |
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09 Aug 1955
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death
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Marion Eugene Bauer: Composer, dies at 57
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12 Aug 1955
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death
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Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875) |
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12 Aug 1955
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death
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James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887) |
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14 Aug 1955
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death
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Fiske Kimball: US Architect / art historian, dies at 66
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14 Aug 1955
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death
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Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (b. 1861) |
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27 Aug 1955
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death
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Joachim Wach: Philosopher / sociologist (Sociology of Religion)
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28 Aug 1955
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death
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Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941) |
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01 Sep 1955
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death
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Philip Loeb: Actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61
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02 Sep 1955
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death
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Rudolf Kattnigg: Composer, dies at 60
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05 Sep 1955
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death
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Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (b. 1911) |
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07 Sep 1955
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death
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Earnest Rabel: Austrian / US civil rights activist, dies at 81
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08 Sep 1955
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death
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John de Young: Cardinal / Archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69
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09 Sep 1955
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death
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Carl Friedberg, German pianist and educator (b. 1872) |
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10 Sep 1955
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death
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Robert Blackburn: British aviation pioneer, dies at 70
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12 Sep 1955
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death
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Gustave Vanzype: Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86
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14 Sep 1955
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death
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F C Weiskopf: Writer
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16 Sep 1955
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death
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Leopold C M S Amery: British Minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81
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16 Sep 1955
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death
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Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1873) |
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19 Sep 1955
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death
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John D. Dingell, Sr., American politician (b. 1894) |
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27 Sep 1955
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death
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Henri Liebrecht: Belgian stagewriter / journalist, dies at 71
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28 Sep 1955
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death
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Arthur Donaldson
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30 Sep 1955
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death
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James Dean, American actor (b. 1931) |
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01 Oct 1955
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death
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Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880) |
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02 Oct 1955
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death
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O B Clarence: Actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania)
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02 Oct 1955
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death
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William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881) |
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04 Oct 1955
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death
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Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883) |
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08 Oct 1955
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death
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Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928) |
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09 Oct 1955
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death
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Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (b. 1875) |
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13 Oct 1955
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death
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Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897) |
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15 Oct 1955
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death
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Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (b. 1914) |
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18 Oct 1955
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death
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Jose Ortega y Gasset: Spanish philosopher, dies at 72
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19 Oct 1955
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death
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John Hodiak: Actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41
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20 Oct 1955
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death
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Eino Roiha: Composer, dies at 51
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25 Oct 1955
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death
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Sadako Sasaki, Japanese victim of the atomic bomb (b. 1943) |
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26 Oct 1955
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death
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Arne Eggen: Composer, dies at 74
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27 Oct 1955
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death
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Clark Griffith: Baseball player / manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85
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27 Oct 1955
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death
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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov: Composer, dies at 66
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01 Nov 1955
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death
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W H van Eemlandt [Haasse]: Author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel)
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01 Nov 1955
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death
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Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888) |
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04 Nov 1955
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death
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Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
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04 Nov 1955
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death
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Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (b. 1867) |
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05 Nov 1955
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death
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Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883) |
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06 Nov 1955
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death
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Charley Toorop [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop]: Dutch painter, dies at 64
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06 Nov 1955
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death
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Cornelis GN de Vooys: Translator, dies at 82
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09 Nov 1955
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death
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Tom Powers: Actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65
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11 Nov 1955
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death
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John Loudon: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18), dies at 87
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14 Nov 1955
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death
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Robert E Sherwood dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59
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15 Nov 1955
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death
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Lloyd Bacon: Director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65
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16 Nov 1955
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death
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Tomasz Arciszewski: Polish Premier (1944-47), dies at 88
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17 Nov 1955
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death
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James Price Johnson: Composer, dies at 64
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22 Nov 1955
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death
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Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz: Composer, dies at 91
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22 Nov 1955
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death
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Shemp Howard: Actor (3 Stooges), dies at 60
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27 Nov 1955
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death
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Luis de Freitas Branco: Composer, dies at 65
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27 Nov 1955
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death
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William Nigh: Director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong), dies at 74
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27 Nov 1955
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death
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Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (b. 1892) |
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30 Nov 1955
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death
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Josip Slavenski: Composer, dies at 59
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30 Nov 1955
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death
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Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and educator (b. 1896) |
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03 Dec 1955
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death
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Cow Cow Davenport, American singer and pianist (b. 1894) |
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04 Dec 1955
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death
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József Galamb, Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1881) |
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05 Dec 1955
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death
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Paul Harvey: Actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
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05 Dec 1955
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death
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Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886) |
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06 Dec 1955
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death
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Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874) |
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08 Dec 1955
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death
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Jacques Handschin: Swiss musicologist, dies at 69
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11 Dec 1955
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death
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Franz Adolf Syberg composer, dies at 51
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13 Dec 1955
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death
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Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874) |
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21 Dec 1955
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death
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Dorothy Bernard actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65
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22 Dec 1955
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death
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Jules De Bisschop, Belgian rower (b. 1879) |
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22 Dec 1955
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death
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Len Braund cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wickets), dies
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24 Dec 1955
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death
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Nana Bryant actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67
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27 Dec 1955
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death
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Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881) |
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30 Dec 1955
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death
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Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (b. 1913) |
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