Tsuneo Niijima

Japanese farmer, amateur astronomer.

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

Olga Rukavishnikova

Soviet pentathlete.

Born March 13th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Severodvinsk.

Alexander Zavyalov

Soviet cross country skier.

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

Jesús Landáburu

Spanish footballer.

Born January 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Guardo.

Gernot Jurtin

Austrian footballer (1955-2006).

Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.

Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). ^[ref]

Eddy Schepers

Cyclist.

Born December 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Tienen.

Filip De Man

Flemish politician.

Born November 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Roeselare.

Fabrizio Tabaton

Italian rally driver.

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

Dominique Arnaud

French cyclist (1955–2016).

Born September 19th, 1955 in Tarnos.

Died July 20th, 2016 at 60 years old in Dax (cancer). ^[ref]

Fabriciano González

Spanish football player/manager.

Born April 25th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Santa Comba, Lugo.

Gordon Downie

British swimmer, olympic bronze medallist.

Born March 3rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Wisconsin.

Jouko Lindstedt

Finnish linguist.

Born July 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Helsinki.

Erich Karkoschka

American astronomer.

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

Oldemiro Balói

Mozambican politician (1955–2021).

Born April 9th, 1955 in Maputo. ^[ref]

Died April 14th, 2021 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (disease). ^[ref]

Ana Ambrazienė

Lithuanian hurdler.

Born May 14th, 1955.

Died February 12th, 2025 at 69 years old in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Gert Brauer

German footballer (1955-2018).

Born September 7th, 1955 in Ronneburg.

Died January 18th, 2018 at 62 years old in Ronneburg. ^[ref]

Paul Stagg Coakley

Catholic archbishop.

Born June 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years).

Pedro Gamarro

Boxer (1955–2019).

Born January 8th, 1955 in Machiques.

Died May 7th, 2019 at 64 years old in Maracaibo. ^[ref]

Sergey Katanandov

Russian politician.

Born April 21st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Petrozavodsk.

Alexander Pusch

German fencer.

Born May 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Tauberbischofsheim. ^[ref]

Jacques N'Guea

Cameroonian footballer (1955–2022).

Born November 8th, 1955 in Cameroon.

Died May 31st, 2022 at 66 years old in Yaoundé. ^[ref]

Giovanni d’Aniello

Italian nuncio.

Born January 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Aversa.

Andrew McDonald

American water polo player.

Born October 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Vancouver.

Leonid Nazarenko

Russian footballer (born 1955).

Born March 21st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Gulkevichi.

Paul Enquist

American rower.

Born December 13th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Seattle.