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Albert Einstein
1879–1955
theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, inventor
Official cause
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Eduard Pernkopf
1888–1955
anatomist, university teacher
Official cause
stroke
Sybille Schmitz
1909–1955
stage actor, film actor
Official cause
drug overdose
Kim Seong-su
1891–1955
educator, journalist, politician
Official cause
disease
Chit Singhaseni
1904–1955
civil servant
Official cause
gunshot wound
Peter Martyn
1925–1955
actor, television presenter, television actor
Official cause
cancer
Joseph Watt
1887–1955
military personnel
Official cause
cancer
Carmen Tórtola Valencia
1882–1955
dancer, ballet dancer, choreographer
Official cause
heart failure
Tom Moore
1883–1955
film director, actor, stage actor
Official cause
cancer
S. Z. Sakall
1883–1955
actor, screenwriter, stage actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Ona Munson
1903–1955
film actor, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
drug overdose
Pierre Lefaucheux
1898–1955
engineer, entrepreneur, businessperson
Official cause
traffic collision
Olha Khokhlova
1891–1955
ballet dancer, choreographer, painter
Official cause
cancer
Bessie Brown
1895–1955
jazz musician, singer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Edward Thomas Te Whiu
1935–1955
Official cause
hanging to death
Claude Dampier
1878–1955
actor, comedian
Official cause
pneumonia
Alexander Raven Thomson
1899–1955
politician, philosopher
Official cause
cancer
Emma Üffing
1914–1955
nurse
Official cause
colorectal cancer
Władysław Umiński
1865–1954
opinion journalist, writer
Official cause
pneumonia
Johnny Ace
1929–1954
musician, pianist, singer
Official cause
gunshot wound
James Hilton
1900–1954
screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer
Official cause
liver cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma
Alexis Thompson
1914–1954
field hockey player
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Ilmi Kolla
1933–1954
writer, poet
Official cause
tuberculosis
Eugen Țurcanu
1925–1954
politician
Official cause
gunshot wound