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In the year 1955

1,722 Notable birthdays

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 71 years) in Dartford. [ref]

Michael O'Keefe

American actor.

Born April 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Mount Vernon.

Li Keqiang

Premier of the people's republic of china from 2013 to 2023.

Born July 1st, 1955 in Hefei. [ref]

Died October 27th, 2023 at 68 years old in Shanghai (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jeff Koons

American sculptor and painter (born 1955).

Born January 21st, 1955 (age 71 years) in York.

Phil Simms

American football player and sportscaster (born 1955).

Born November 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Lebanon.

William Forsythe

American actor.

Born June 7th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Brooklyn.

Ian Botham

Former england test cricketer and test team captain, and current cricket commentator (born 1955).

Born November 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Heswall.

Roger Binny

Cricketer.

Born July 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bengaluru.

Darrell Hammond

American actor and comedian.

Born October 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Melbourne. [ref]

Peter Scolari

American actor (1955–2021).

Born September 12th, 1955 in New Rochelle.

Died October 22nd, 2021 at 66 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]

Steve Jones

English guitarist.

Born September 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Shepherd's Bush.

Gale Anne Hurd

American film producer and screenwriter.

Born October 25th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Charles Shaughnessy

English actor.

Born February 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in London.

Eric Bischoff

American producer (born 1955).

Born May 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Detroit. [ref]

Tom Bergeron

American television personality, game show host, television host, comedian and actor.

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

Friedrich Merz

German politician, chancellor of the federal republic of germany.

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

Michael Massee

American actor (1952–2016).

Born August 16th, 1955 in Kansas City.

Died October 20th, 2016 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]

Anand Mahindra

Indian businessman, born 1955.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Mumbai. [ref]

Connie Sellecca

Actress, spokesperson, activist.

Born May 25th, 1955 (age 71 years) in The Bronx.

Steven M. Greer

American ufologist.

Born October 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Charlotte.

Michael Pollan

American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955).

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

Olga Korbut

Belarusian gymnast (*1955).

Born May 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hrodna.

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