Khalid al-Islambuli

Egyptian military officer (1955-1982).

Born January 15th, 1955 in Egypt.

Died April 15th, 1982 at 27 years old in Egypt (gunshot wound).

Martin Walsh

British film editor.

Born November 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Manchester.

Didier Fassin

French anthropologist.

Born August 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Juvisy-sur-Orge.

Jeffrey Ford

American novelist.

Born November 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in West Islip.

Marilyn Mazur

Danish musician (1955–2025).

Born January 18th, 1955 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died December 12th, 2025 at 70 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Pratibha Parmar

British filmmaker (born 1955).

Born February 11th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Nairobi.

Buichi Terasawa

Japanese mangaka (1955–2023).

Born March 30th, 1955 in Asahikawa.

Died September 8th, 2023 at 68 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Doris Dörrie

German film director, writer and film producer (born 1955).

Born May 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hanover.

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian.

Born April 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

W. Hugh Woodin

American mathematician.

Born April 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Tucson.

Oksana Shvets

Ukrainian actress.

Born February 10th, 1955 in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Died March 17th, 2022 at 67 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Lloyd Jones

New zealand writer.

Born March 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lower Hutt.

Anatoliy Mohyliov

Ukrainian politician.

Born April 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Daniel

Montenegrin-croatian pop singer.

Born October 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Montenegro, Podgorica.

Kike Elomaa

Finnish politician, bodybuilder, and singer.

Born July 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lokalahti. ^[ref]

John Kuester

American basketball player and coach.

Born February 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Richmond.

Mary Ann Horton

Usenet pioneer.

Born November 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Richland.

Bright Sheng

Chinese-american composer, conductor, and pianist.

Born December 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Shanghai.

Donald A. Thomas

American astronaut.

Born May 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Cleveland.

Specioza Kazibwe

Ugandan politician.

Born July 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Uganda Protectorate.

Kenny Carr

American basketball player.

Born August 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Washington, D.C..

Franco Uncini

Italian motorcycle racer.

Born March 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Civitanova Marche.

Bernd Riexinger

German politician and trade union official.

Born October 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Leonberg.

Augusto Inácio

Portuguese footballer.

Born February 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lisbon.

Bob Lenarduzzi

Canadian soccer player and coach.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Vancouver.