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Events on Saturday 15 January 1955 1
1900 – 1955Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)Died 15 January 1955, aged 55Yves Tanguy was a French-American surrealist painter known for his dreamlike, biomorphic landscapes. He emigrated to the United States in 1939 and became a naturalized citizen. He died in Woodbury, Connecticut, following a stroke.