1955
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (born 1872)
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (born 1872)
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1955
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879)
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879)
1955
Emmett Till, African-American kidnapping and lynching victim (born 1941)
Emmett Till, African-American kidnapping and lynching victim (born 1941)
1955
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
1955
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
1955
Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881)
Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881)
1955
Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate…
Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate…
1955
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)
1954
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1912)
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1912)
1954
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (born 1880)
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (born 1880)
1954
Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888)
Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888)
1954
William March, American soldier and author (born 1893)
William March, American soldier and author (born 1893)
1954
Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (born 1895)
Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (born 1895)
1954
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (born 1888)
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (born 1888)
1954
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (born 1900)
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (born 1900)
1954
Andrass Samuelsen, Faroese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1873)
Andrass Samuelsen, Faroese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1873)
1954
Cornelia Sorabji, Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)
Cornelia Sorabji, Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)