1957
Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (born 1887)
Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (born 1887)
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1956
Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)
Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)
1956
James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (born 1868)
James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (born 1868)
1956
Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1873)
Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1873)
1956
Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)
Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)
1955
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (born 1872)
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (born 1872)
1955
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879)
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879)
1955
Emmett Till, African-American kidnapping and lynching victim (born 1941)
Emmett Till, African-American kidnapping and lynching victim (born 1941)
1955
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
1955
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)
1955
Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881)
Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881)
1955
Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate…
Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate…
1955
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)
Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (born 1861)
1954
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1912)
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1912)
1954
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (born 1880)
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (born 1880)