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In the year 1955

1,578 Notable birthdays

Alain Prost

French racing driver.

Born February 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lorette.

David Dhawan

Indian film director.

Born August 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Jalandhar.

Judy Davis

Australian film, television and stage actress.

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

Leon Allen White

American professional wrestler (1955-2018).

Born May 14th, 1955 in Lynwood. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2018 at 63 years old in Denver (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]

Scott Fischer

American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996).

Born December 24th, 1955 in Muskegon.

Died May 11th, 1996 at 40 years old in Mount Everest (altitude sickness, hypothermia).

Jim Neidhart

American professional wrestler and actor (1955-2018).

Born February 8th, 1955 in Tampa.

Died August 13th, 2018 at 63 years old in Wesley Chapel (falling from height). [ref]

Xander Berkeley

American actor.

Born December 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Brooklyn.

Mychal Thompson

Bahamian basketball player.

Born January 30th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Nassau.

Richard Phillips

Former captain of the mv maersk alabama.

Born May 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Winchester.

William H. McRaven

United states admiral.

Born November 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Pinehurst.

Manohar Parrikar

Indian politician (1955-2019).

Born December 13th, 1955 in Mapusa.

Died March 17th, 2019 at 63 years old in Panaji (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Julie Hagerty

American actress.

Born June 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cincinnati.

Sidney Powell

American attorney and conspiracy theorist.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Durham.

Jim Cramer

American stockbroker, television personality, author.

Born February 10th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Wyndmoor.

Henri I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Grand duke (head of state) of the grand duchy of luxembourg (2000–2025).

Born April 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Betzdorf Castle.

Neil Bush

American businessman and investor.

Born January 22nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Midland.

Yolanda King

American activist (1955-2007).

Born November 17th, 1955 in Montgomery.

Died May 15th, 2007 at 51 years old in Santa Monica (cardiac arrest). [ref]

John Owen Brennan

Director of the central intelligence agency from 2013 to 2017.

Born September 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in North Bergen.

Karen Dotrice

English actress (born 1955).

Born November 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Guernsey.

Gulshan Grover

Indian film actor and producer.

Born September 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in New Delhi.

Steven Wright

American comedian.

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

Anthony Horowitz

English novelist and screenwriter (born 1955).

Born April 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in London, Stanmore.

Prakash Padukone

Indian badminton player.

Born June 10th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bengaluru. [ref]

Shōkō Asahara

Founder of the japanese new religious group aum shinrikyo.

Born March 2nd, 1955 in Yatsushiro.

Died July 6th, 2018 at 63 years old in Tokyo Detention House (hanging to death). [ref]

Adam Curtis

British documentary filmmaker (born 1955).

Born May 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dartford. [ref]

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