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In the year 1955

1,578 Notable birthdays

Glenne Headly

American actress (1955-2017).

Born March 13th, 1955 in New London.

Died June 8th, 2017 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

External affairs minister of india.

Born January 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New Delhi.

John Grisham

American writer (born 1955).

Born February 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Jonesboro.

Grace Hightower

American philanthropist, socialite, actress, and singer.

Born April 7th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kilmichael.

Kate Mulgrew

American actress.

Born April 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dubuque.

Peter Gallagher

American actor.

Born August 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Manhattan.

Dana Carvey

Comedian.

Born June 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Missoula.

Rosanne Cash

American singer-songwriter.

Born May 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Memphis.

Terry Nichols

American domestic terrorist.

Born April 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lapeer.

Wayne Knight

American actor.

Born August 7th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Manhattan. [ref]

Christopher McDonald

American actor.

Born February 15th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Keith Hunter Jesperson

Canadian-american serial killer.

Born April 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Chilliwack.

Marcelo Bielsa

Argentinian association football player and manager.

Born July 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Rosario.

Marina Sirtis

British actress.

Born March 29th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hackney.

Kevin Conroy

American actor (1955–2022).

Born November 30th, 1955 in Westbury.

Died November 10th, 2022 at 66 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (intestinal cancer). [ref]

Isabelle Adjani

French actress.

Born June 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress.

Born February 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Brooklyn.

Gary Webb

American investigative journalist.

Born August 31st, 1955 in Corona.

Died December 10th, 2004 at 49 years old in Carmichael (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Udit Narayan Jha

Nepalese playback singer.

Born December 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bhardaha.

Penn Jillette

American magician and actor (born 1955).

Born March 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Greenfield.

Mike Huckabee

American politician in arkansas (born 1955).

Born August 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Hope.

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955).

Born October 7th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Paris.

Jane Kaczmarek

American actress (born 1955).

Born December 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Milwaukee.

Smita Patil

Indian actress (1955-1986).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Pune.

Died December 13th, 1986 at 31 years old in Mumbai (puerperal disorders).

Richard Hilton

American businessman and member of the family hilton.

Born August 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

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